Category: Examiner Opinion

  • All for art and art for all

    Recommendations made for making arts more accessible to N.J. students The promise of arts education for all students in the state remains elusive, but the New Jersey Arts Education Census Project has made some recommendations, hoping to make it more tangible. With over 750,000 students in the state attending schools without arts programs, and most…

  • Eleanor T. Schlechtweg

    Mrs. Schlechtweg, 68, of Jackson, died Oct. 3, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Neptune Township, she had resided in Freehold Township and Manalapan before moving to Jackson seven years ago. She and her husband operated Crest Fruit Farm, Manalapan, until their retirement in 2000. She was a 50- year member and…

  • Local farmer urges motorists to slow down on rural roads

    As every farmer knows, it is difficult to lose farm animals to predators even though hawks and coyotes must eat to survive. Yesterday, we were visited again by another type of predator – someone who purposely ran down two of our 4-month-old guinea fowl on a long straight stretch of Olde Noah Hunt Road. It…

  • Obituaries

    Howard C. Beresford Mr. Beresford, 66, of Millstone Township, died Sept. 26, 2007, at home. Born in Newark, he had lived in Belleville, Clifton, the Morganville section of Marlboro, Old Bridge and Middletown before moving to Millstone Township in 1996. He was the founder and operator of Clearwater Technology Inc., Newark. Prior to that, he…

  • Gov. must act on affordable housing crisis

    In a recent public comment, Gov. Jon Corzine indicated that he believes New Jersey does not have adequate funding resources to achieve his campaign pledge of preserving or producing 100,000 affordable homes over 10 years. This should be a matter of great concern to the voters, legislators and public officials of New Jersey. It is…

  • New Jersey population will only get more diverse

    As the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country, New Jersey faces unique opportunities and challenges to create inclusive communities, a productive workforce, a responsive educational system, bias-free institutions and a respectful society. The recent American Conference on Diversity survey, New Jersey: A Statewide View of Diversity, shows New Jersey residents’ attitudes, behaviors…

  • State’s Emergency Medical Services system needs first aid

    The results of the recently released New Jersey Emergency Medical Services (EMS) study mirrors those of three previous studies in past decades. Had some of the earlier recommendations been timely implemented, taxpayers might have saved this latest $250,000 analysis tab. The 78-year-old New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC) continues reviewing the lengthy document and…

  • Vegetarian diet will lessen E. coli threat

    Here’s yet another reason to eat veggie burgers instead of hamburgers: The Topps Meat Company recently recalled 331,582 pounds of potentially E. coli-contaminated beef that was distributed nationwide. Twenty-one people in eight states, including Connecticut, Maine, and New Jersey, have reported illnesses that may be connected to the tainted meat. Studies have shown that when…

  • Politicians often attempt to abuse letters forum

    GREG BEAN Coda In the newspaper business, there are some lessons you just have to learn the hard way. There’s an old maxim in this profession that even if your mother says she loves you, check it out. In other words, don’t believe anything people tell you without evidence, because you’ll be taken advantage of…