Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I am writing to let your readers know that I have decided to run for US Congress against Robert Menendez in November 2000. After examining Menendez’ voting record, I believe he is totally out of touch with the values of the people here in New Jersey and it’s time he is confronted. According …
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Dear Editor: Before the New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act of 1999, which deregulated the energy utilities was signed into law, I warned legislators at a New Jersey Assembly hearing about my fear that when customers have the right to shop for their electric supplier, they may do so at the expense of …
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Dear Editor: Recently, I received a plea for help from Rev. Joseph R. Parrish Jr. of St. John’s Church in Elizabeth. The City of New York, it seems, is sending tons of garbage daily to that New Jersey city. Governor Whitman had given the City of New York a three-year period allowing this activity. New …
Dear Editor: Today’s kids are becoming masters of the Internet domain. When they surf, shop, chat and even study online, they share personal information with the websites they visit. Unfortunately, many parents don’t know what information is collected from their children or how it is used. In an effort to put parents in charge of …
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Dear Editor: In August of 1997, a group of Korean War veterans and interested citizens met and resolved that the Korean War would no longer be overlooked, ignored or forgotten. An organizational meeting was held and the foundation for the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library was established. The project will include a museum, …
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Dear Editor: Two years after launching LSNJ LAW, its statewide legal advice hotline, Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) is reporting on the hotline’s significant impact while announcing new strategies for promoting its use. A free service for eligible low-income New Jersey residents who cannot afford to hire an attorney for their civil legal problems, …
Dear Readers: Hi! I am a fourth grade student from Hillside Intermediate School in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Our class is studying geography and history of the United States. We would appreciate it if you would send us a postcard from our state. Please send to Hillside Intermediate School, 844 Brown Road, Bridgewater, N.J. 08807. Thank …
Dear Editor: We are doing research reports in my fifth grade class and I will be reporting on New Jersey. The reports are due in May and on topics such as geography, industry, and tourism. The reason I am writing to you is to ask if you could publish my letter in your paper. I …
I looked at the trial in Albany, New York Of four white cops who were prejudice dorks. They wouldn’t shoot a dog like they did him Justice be justice for life now looks dim. How could you shoot Diallo forty one times You, you evil vile men, you know it’s a crime. I can’t see …