Category: Examiner Opinion

While driving on a hot summer afternoon a few years ago, I passed a man walking two dogs. Something struck me about the bigger dog as wrong. He did not seem to be walking right and it looked as if he was suffering way too much from the heat, even though the man was going…

I would like to thank the residents of Millstone Township, Upper Freehold Township and Allentown who signed the petition against the Common Core State Standards. If you feel as strongly as I do, please show up at school board of meetings and publicly state your concerns. Common Core is not a state-led initiative. It was…

I n his recent letter to the editor, “Our Founders Advocated a Natural Religion” (July 4), Borden Applegate incorrectly states that Thomas Jefferson was not a Christian. In his own words, Thomas Jefferson declared: “To the corruptions of Christianity, I am indeed opposed, but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a…

Yellow daisies add sparkle to a summer day.

Aggressive laws with Sharon Peters I received many comments from readers when I requested a sharing of ideas about how to address aggressive driving in ways that might reduce it. Several recommended this: “stricter laws with teeth.” I love stronger highway laws — not all drivers do. And lawmakers are often reluctant to upset that…

Milestone birthday brings new challenges Lori Clinch Fifty. That’s right, I said it, fifty. That, my dear friends, is how old I, Lori A. Clinch, am going to be today. One half of a century and the big 5-0. Can you even stand it? I realized how I had aged when I crawled out of…

More than 1 million New Jersey residents are caring for an aging parent or loved one, helping them to live independently in their own home. Family caregivers have a huge responsibility and their roles are challenging. Tasks include performing medical or nursing duties for their loved ones with multiple chronic physical and cognitive conditions, taking…

Must-have Mustang with Sharon Peters Q: My husband is turning 60 later this year, and always has had Mustangs. To celebrate this milestone birthday I want to get him one of those Limited Edition Mustangs that will be offered later this year. I’ve read the number they’re making is very small and I don’t know…

Madison Wade, 11, left, and Annie Nolan, 11, both of Allentown, enjoy a ride on the Sizzler at the Freedom Fest State Fair on July 8. The Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township played host to the event for six days.