Tri-Town Opinion
A real possibility: Re-emergence of teacher militancy in New Jersey
By Dr. Marc Gaswirth
Will the wave of well-publicized teachers’ strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky make its way to the Garden State? Will...
Without its ‘understory’ layer, the forest will collapse
By Michelle S. Byers
Forrest Gump claimed life is like a box of chocolates, and a healthy forest is like a layer cake. At the...
Fight light pollution during International Dark Sky Week
By Michele S. Byers
Step outside at night and gaze up at the sky. Do you see a dim orangey glow? If so, you are...
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...
Leaders need to show commitment in efforts to eradicate tuberculosis
By Phyllis AlRoy
Tuberculosis is the world’s biggest infectious killer even though it is a treatable, curable and preventable disease. Every day, TB kills more...
Remove violent mindset in order to remove violence
Placing armed security officers in schools as a barrier to unexpected gun violence without taking away the violent mindset in human society can never...
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...
Gopal is stepping to the forefront on gun issues
The time for thoughts and prayers has long passed. Now is the time for action.
We have heard the cries for action from the students...
Ten years of nipping invasive species in the bud
By Michele S. Byers,
Do you have Japanese angelica, Siebold’s viburnum or trifolate orange in your yard? If so, they can spell trouble. All three...
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...
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...
Teen calls on leaders to allow America to remain a safe haven
In 2003, my name was Margarita Velichkova Kamenova. I was a 4-year-old girl living in a Bulgarian orphanage. When I think of that 4-year-old...
Freeholders asked to reduce 2018 tax increase
On Feb. 8, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders introduced their 2018 budget with an increase to the tax levy of $3 million over...
Florida school attack puts everyone on edge
The attack at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 students and adults dead on Feb. 14 was felt...
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...
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...
