Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I live in Hoboken. Last week I had a nice conversation with a gentleman in the Hoboken Path Station about how my sister, who just passed away, used to send money to St. Jude’s charity hospital for children. I told him I was going to send money there in the near future. It …
Dear Editor: Heroin overdoses are on the rise across the country, and New Jersey is not immune. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The report found that the strongest …
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Dear Editor: Ron Lowe (Letters, June 28) wants to convince us that we’ll be better off electing a Democrat, rather than a Republican, for president in 2016. Really? Well, according to Ralph Nader and others who tell the truth, there is only a “dime’s worth of difference” between the political parties. Both are ruled by …
Dear Editor: Bill Clinton said it: “It’s the economy, stupid.” Hillary Clinton is going to say it: ‘It’s the economy, stupid.’ President Obama and Democrats have spent six years repairing a devastated economy, a record national debt, and two expensive and unwinnable wars of occupation they inherited from the Bush-Republicans. Is that what you want …
Dear Editor: Recently, President Obama directed federal agencies to serve antibiotic-free meat and poultry in government cafeterias. The FDA will require animal producers to obtain authorization from a licensed veterinarian to use drugs to treat a specific disease, rather than just to promote rapid growth, as is current practice. As much as 80 percent of …
Dear Editor: Yesterday, June 19th, was a blue ribbon day in Union City’s Washington Park but no awards were given. The blue ribbon marks those trees that will be felled due to a tree disease. This disease spreads from the spores of a root fungus and 3 trees will be cut down. All are a …
Dear Editor: I’m writing to thank House Representative Sires’ Chief of Staff Gene Martorony for warmly receiving me in Washington for a very productive and lively discussion on Carbon fee and dividend legislation. I was in DC with 900 Citizens Climate Lobby volunteers who met with nearly all 535 Members of Congress over two days …
Dear Editor: I’d like to extend my most sincere and heart-felt condolences to the entire Roque family on the passing of Mrs. Hilda Roque. My family has known and loved the Roque family since Cuba. Dr. Roque SR. was my maternal Grandmother’s physician in Cuba. My Aunt Olga, my mother Celina’s sister, thought of Mrs. …
Dear Editor: I write this letter seeking Union City residents who would like to serve on a Municipal Board in The City of Union City. If you are a resident and are willing to serve on a board such as the Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Zoning Board, etc. Please send me a brief letter …
Dear Editor: My name is Beatrice Oliveti. My father was the late and great Commissioner Joseph P. Oliveti. I say “great” not to be boastful but because my father helped a lot of people in West New York. Today though I’m writing about another man who helps a lot of people in West New York …