Independent Opinion
Go for a walk and feel better!
By Michele S. Byers
There is no “magic potion” to cure everything that ails us, but a nonprofit health group is touting the next best...
The summer of decision
Harry Truman had no sooner moved into the oval office as our 33rd president when Germany collapsed.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt had his hands on the...
Welcome spring in a county park
By Michele S. Byers
In spite of another snowstorm on the first day of spring, it is impossible to ignore that spring is here. And...
Spring brings eternal hopes
The bare Forsythia bushes next to my house have started to be speckled with small yellow buds, while not far away a daffodil sprout...
Director invites residents to Vietnam Memorial Museum
On behalf of everyone at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation
(NJVVMF), as we begin a new year, I extend best wishes to our...
Spirit of young airmen evident at Air Force base
I don’t remember the date in the early '50s, that as part of a U.S. Army team I drove a battle-ready tank off the...
People, dogs join together to fight cancer
On Sunday, April 29, volunteers from the American Cancer Society will be joining forces with residents of New Jersey and their dogs to take steps...
February’s magic moments at Guadalcanal
Whoever made the calendar had some days leftover, so they made February. With not enough days to be a real month, February had a...
Resident fears bipartisan militarism
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis recently unveiled a new Pentagon strategy for national security. It removes any mention of climate change as a threat, deprioritizes...
Holmdel resident questions military spending
The Pentagon recently called for another astronomical spending increase at a time when the country's defense budget is larger than the next eight biggest...
A cleaner, greener New Jersey
By Michele S. Byers
What will New Jersey be like in 30 years? If bold recommendations from Gov. Phil Murphy’s Environment and Energy Transition Team...
New Jersey’s aging water infrastructure
By Michele S. Byers
If you are like most people, you probably do not pay much attention to where your water comes from or where...
The land before time: N.J.’s Kittatinny Ridge and Valley
By Michele S. Byers
Do you remember watching "The Land before Time" and wondering if Littlefoot and his cadre of dinosaur friends would succeed in...
While bats hibernate, scientists hope for survival
By Michele S. Byers
As temperatures cool and daylight hours shorten, New Jersey’s non-migrating bats have gone into hibernation.
For the last decade, hibernation for New...
It is the law to keep pets inside during freezing temperatures
This is to make the public aware of a law passed in New Jersey last August regarding leaving pets outside in extreme temperatures.
It is...
How do we save our children from teen suicide?
Adolescent admissions for inpatient psychiatric care have risen over 54 percent in the United States in the last five years. And, according to research...
Beekeepers need help keeping hobby alive
I need everyone’s help in saving honeybees in New Jersey. I’m a Montclair beekeeper and if a proposed amendment to state law is adopted,...
Students should receive lower mass transit rates
I read recently about NJ Transit rail fare increases in New Jersey which are supposed to help fund the tunnel to New York. This...
