You’re never too old to read to a child
Every March we commemorate Read Across America Day. It’s a day to celebrate the power of reading and foster a love of learning in...
Reader: New Jersey should not prosecute citizens for cannabis
I recently retired after a higher education career in the Garden State, where soon it will be legal to get high from cannabis. I...
Reader: OBMUA chairman lacks professionalism
All those in attendance at the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority reorganization meeting on Feb. 6 got to witness firsthand the disgraceful, ineptness of...
Black History Month appreciates the value of America’s diverse population
February is Black History Month, when America takes time to honor and remember great African-Americans, and their role in shaping America’s history.
Carter Woodson, an...
We need to take time to take care of ourselves
We honor lots of important people during the month of February, thanks to Black History Month and Presidents Day. Even Valentine’s Day is a...
Moonshining in the Holler
The attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, not only involved our country and military into a war, but it also caused a...
First Lt. Army Nurse wouldn’t trade time in World War II ‘for anything’
"Saving Private Ryan" is a fictionalized account of a detail of soldiers who, after the Allies have secured the beachhead on the coast of...
Addressing the opioid epidemic in the United States
America is facing a serious health crisis, one that has ended and complicated far too many lives.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
White nights and black potatoes: Remembering winters in rural Madison Township in the 1950s
Recently, I was reminded that young people today have a hard time imagining what it was like growing up all those years ago. They...
Learn about new state law pertaining to sick days
New Jersey Citizen Action, the New Jersey Main Street Alliance and the Rutgers Center for Women and Work have announced a new community education...
Bright lights of Christmas during the darkest days
The first Saturday in December was the beginning of the holiday shopping season in the small town where I lived as a little boy. In...
Vote By Mail ballots need ‘immediate attention’
The new Vote By Mail law enacted this year in New Jersey required ballots be sent to whoever voted by mail two years ago,...
NJDEP is letting us down with proposed power plant in the Meadowlands
In July, the Diamond Generating Corp. proposed a $1.5 billion project to build a gas power plant in the heart of the New Jersey...
Veterans Day 2018
The year 2018 marks the centennial of the end of World War I. The conclusion of “The War to End All Wars” inspired the...
Support needed for the Civic Info Bill
The vast majority of Americans are most concerned with receiving information that directly impacts their lives. Unfortunately in New Jersey, this has not always...
Reader supports Ciak for re-election to Sayreville Board of Education
On Nov. 6, voters in Sayreville have a wide array of candidates from which to choose to represent them as members of the Sayreville Public...
Now is the time for change in South Amboy
I moved to South Amboy from Elizabeth 15 years ago because I wanted change.
One of the major things that attracted me here was the...
Unions have contributed to a growing middle class in America
By Marilyn Weich
Susan Fischer’s recent letter to the editor, "Teacher Supports Court's Union Dues Ruling," referred to her 30-year teaching career and her ongoing...
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