Category: opinion/hillsborough_beacon

Joseph Trybulski, Ed.D., Principal, Hillsborough Middle School    Recently, student protestors at Readington Middle School in Hunterdon County received detentions for an act of civil disorder in which they paid for lunches using hundreds of pennies.    It seems that many individuals, including the media, have been sympathetic to the students. Some have even suggested that the…

   As Gov. Jon Corzine made his way around the state these past few weeks gathering feedback on his proposal to pay down the state’s debt and fund its transportation needs by jacking up tolls, he got an earful about cleaning up the mess in Trenton before turning to New Jersey’s beleaguered citizens for help.    Last…

John Beggiato, Peterson Road    I was appalled to learn that John McCain was the only senator who two weeks ago chose to skip a crucial vote on the future of clean energy in America — dooming the measure to fail by just a single vote.    Now I am even more appalled to learn that this…

Anthony Ferrera, Mayor, Hillsborough Township    I was saddened and disappointed to read last week’s false attacks on me leveled by disgruntled and defeated ex-politician Glenn van Lier.    Today’s Hillsborough Township Committee is the most open and accessible in history.    Televised public meetings, a much-improved Web site updated daily, an e-newsletter that reached thousands of residents…

John Beggiato, Peterson Road    I was appalled to learn that John McCain was the only senator who two weeks ago chose to skip a crucial vote on the future of clean energy in America — dooming the measure to fail by just a single vote.    Now I am even more appalled to learn that this…

Dick Meier and Virginia R. Hutson    This is a response to the letter written by Glenn van Lier in the Feb. 21 edition of the Beacon.    Each and every week that we read the letters to the editor, we are more disillusioned in the statements that are printed without any foundation or proof.    At no…

   February is American Heart Month, as proclaimed by the president and Congress each year, in hopes of drawing Americans’ attention to the nation’s leading cause of preventable deaths.    And in looking at the crowd gathered at last week’s Heart Healthy seminar, organized by the township as part of the statewide Mayors Wellness Campaign, it’s clear…

Glenn van Lier, Brookside Lane    Whether working on an individual basis or as a parent, there are numerous basic values that we learn, and that we pass on to our children as they grow.    The most powerful value anyone can learn and promote in others, is basic honesty. Without honesty and integrity we cannot have…

MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By Minx McCloud Special Writer    To eat beef or not to eat beef. I find myself – excuse the pun – on the horns of a dilemma.    Did you see those videos that were released during the huge beef recall this week? I challenge anyone to watch these poor cows screaming with…