Category: News Transcript Opinion
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IN THE NEWS
Want lower property taxes? Change New Jersey’s justices Mark Rosman On July 7, WKXW-FM posted a news story on its website reporting that state legislators may be in session in Trenton during the traditional summer break. The news story contained a quote from the speaker of the state Assembly, Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson). Prieto is one…
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ARE WE THERE YET
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…
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Q&A
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…
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ARE WE THERE YET
One job Mom does not want to excel at Lori Clinch There is nothing that makes a mother’s heart sing more than when one of her flock returns to the nest for a visit. When our college boy arrived, I all but jumped for joy. With a heartfelt “Yay,” I ran up to him with…
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Public education, private sector needs differ
I am writing in response to the recent decision by the California courts stating that teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional. That being said, having worked in public education for 29 years, I do agree that there is a need to reform the tenure laws. Yes, there are incompetent and lazy teachers, and often administrators are…
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Landline phones are a ‘lifeline’ for seniors
How few does a group of people have to be to not matter? How many must they have in order to be recognized and respected by state officials? A substantial minority of people in New Jersey still depends exclusively on landline phone service. Most have depended on their landline phones for many years and keep…
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Reader heralds Sweeney, faults Republicans
Republicans in the Legislature really have sunk to a new low. Back in March, almost all of them voted to pass the “Sandy Victims’ Bill of Rights,” legislation sponsored by state Senate President Steve Sweeney that mandated transparency in the Sandy recovery process and accountability from the Christie administration. The bill passed unanimously in the…
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America is rooted in belief in God’s word
The recent letter to the editor “Our Founders Advocated a Natural Religion” by Borden Applegate missed one thing, proof. A letter extolling the opinions of the forefathers of this nation as devoid of religious mooring possesses no founding. Ignorance is promoted when one talks about history without reading the original documents. The Pilgrims suffered extensive…
