Category: Examiner Opinion
-

-

Letters
Group advocates travel containers for pets in cars Arguably, smoking while driving a motor vehicle can be hazardous and sometimes fatal. Our roads are overcrowded and our dedicated attention to the road while driving is paramount. We are not only faced with a myriad of external distractions but we often create our own peril and…
-

Next time your basement floods, who you gonna call?
Coda Greg Bean I live in that part of East Brunswick that sometimes feels a bit like a neglected orphan. It’s a pleasant part of the community over by Farrington Lake and Bicenten-nial Park, but we don’t always feel like the town pays much attention to us. The Milltown Post Office delivers our mail, for…
-

Letters
Roosevelt Public School isn Three recent Examiner articles concerning the proposed yeshiva in Roosevelt, published on July 7, 14 and 21, included inaccurate information regarding the status of the Roosevelt Public School. To clarify, Roosevelt Public School is challenged by limitations posed by S1701, state legislation passed last year, which is negatively impacting most school…
-

-

Professional advice you can take as the gospel
Coda Greg Bean I never thought I’d come to the point in my life where I had any foolproof professional wisdom for my kids, at least any they’d listen to. But recently I had a conversation with one of my sons that made me realize there are a few things I’m fairly wise about, after…
-

Family was just being corny with praise
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch Not long ago, my family and I dropped in on our good friends, the Maizes. We hadn’t planned to barge in uninvited, honest to gosh we hadn’t. But we were in the neighborhood and we rang the bell simply because we feared they’d be looking out the window as…
-

States rushing to curb eminent domain abuse
Coda Greg Bean Perhaps no U.S. Supreme Court ruling in recent memory — outside Roe v. Wade or the one that gave George W. Bush his first presidency — has generated the national anger of the court’s recent decision on eminent domain. The 5-4 ruling said that the city fathers in New London, Conn., had…
-

The summer months bring out the guests
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch The funny thing about the summer months is the abundance of drop-in visitors. Funny, that is, if you’re a neat freak with a dusted coffee table. But if your laundry has taken over and your mirrors lack luster, it’s about as funny as an elderly aunt who stops in…
