Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Residents must file taxes for economic stimulus payment

    Starting in May, economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals ($1,200 for married couples) will be issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) based on 2007 tax returns. Parents also get $300 for each eligible child. People must file a 2007 tax return. That’s it. But here’s where the IRS needs help. Millions…

  • John Joseph Messina

    Mr. Messina, 74, of Manalapan died March 3 at Victoria Health Care Center,Matawan. He resided in Old Bridge for 35 years before moving toManalapan three years ago.Mr.Messina was a computer technician for GAB Robins in Parsippany before retiring in 1995. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Rachel; four daughters and two sons-in-law,…

  • Budget holds line on taxes without sacrificing county programs

    Lillian G. Burry Guest Column There is no single power of government that directly touches the lives of more people than the power to tax. It is with this fact in mind that I approach each new budget. The process this year was made particularly more difficult by the combination of a slowing national economy,…

  • Girl Scouts served Millstone seniors well

    On Feb. 16, Millstone Girl Scout Troop 507, under the direction of leader Shirley Pinhas, shopped and prepared a luncheon for the Millstone Senior Citizens Organization. All the seniors agreed that the food that consisted of soup, chicken, spaghetti and meatballs was delicious. For dessert there was a variety of cookies baked by the Scouts.…

  • It’s time to end the United States occupation of Iraq

    Some say that the American people have not sacrificed in the Iraq war. This cannot be further from the truth. Large cuts were made in necessary domestic spending and more cuts have been proposed. The latest budget from President Bush contains a large cut in Medicare. Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz made a compelling argument…

  • State department cuts more shift than slash

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposal to cut three departments in the state government, if it is approved by the Legislature, will be less of an elimination and more of a merger, according to some state officials. During the governor’s budget address on Feb. 26, Corzine announced that, as a cost-cutting measure,…

  • Among the powerful, bad behavior is all too common

    GREG BEAN Coda Back in the days when I was a police reporter, I started hearing rumors of a fancy, high-priced bordello operating in the part of town usually associated with high society. We called that part of town “The Tree Streets,” because the roads were all named after trees- Oak, Poplar,Ash,Walnut and the like…

  • Parents need to be aware of inhalant abuse

    Inhalant use has become a silent epidemic. Why? Parents are out of the loop. Children discuss it and practice it; adults stay in the dark. A recent study by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission showed that 95 percent of parents believe their child has never used inhalants. Yet, almost one in five eighthgraders has…

  • Goodbye, good goody girl

    AHS Drama Club wraps up ‘Millie’ musical BY MELANIE SMOLYN Correspondent Millstone’s Nicole Aszman, a senior at Allentown High School, plays the part of villainous hotel owner Mrs. Meers in the high school drama club’s “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” ALLENTOWN – Combining jazz, liquor, love andAsian accents makes for a thoroughly entertaining evening. The Allentown High…