Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Residents deserve straight info on consolidation from officials
It is with increasing alarm that I read about the continuing efforts to force consolidation of schools and services on residents of New Jersey. The alleged purpose of consolidation is property tax relief. Please provide examples, from New Jersey or elsewhere, demonstrating that consolidation will result in cost savings. Additionally, please provide whatever detailed studies…
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State workers should not accept pension raise
Recently officials of the teachers’ and state workers’ unions have said that it is illegal for the Legislature to make any changes to workers’ benefits. It must be done in collective bargaining at the bargaining table when contracts are renegotiated. Therefore, I suggest the 9 percent pension increase given to them by the Legislature several…
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Around Town
Pursuit of happiness makes mom go Amy Rosen I was recently shocked to hear news stories of long lines and people camping out to get the new PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii game systems. One individual was even robbed while waiting on line for a system. A week later our 12-year-old son told us what…
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Coda
Next year, how Greg Bean Well, one more holiday season is nearly gone, and once again I’ve failed when it comes to having the perfect decoration for my living room window — a beautiful gal leg lamp like the one in “A Christmas Story.” My wife and I saw the movie when it first came…
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Memories foster desire for holiday harmony
As a child of Holocaust survivors, growing up in Kansas City, Mo., I have fond memories associated with the Christmas season. My parents, new immigrants, who came to the United States with $13, sent me to a church-run nursery, which was offered at minimal cost to people of all faiths. They both worked very long…
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Residents should oppose consolidation of schools
Even though the New Jersey Legislature is on its winter break, many people across the state may not realize that there is something brewing behind closed doors which could affect thousands and thousands of New Jerseyans. Senate Bill S-1 is one of several pieces of legislation that are being considered by the Senate and Assembly.…
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Letters
Now that Gov. Jon Corzine has signed into law, the bill that makes New Jersey a drug addict enabler as other states are, the question is: Will this new law encourage illegal drug dealers? Will it help to convince youthful daredevils that illegal drugs are not as dangerous as taught to them while growing up…
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Township on right track with open space
It was a delight to read about Mayor Choi and the council’s work to preserve 22 acres of open space. From what I read and hear about locally, some developers aren’t too pleased with Mayor Choi administration’s firm policy to fundamentally reshape how planning and redevelopment takes place in our community. Under the mayor’s leadership,…
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Thank You
Thank you, for your recent story that focused on the new “Health Club Sales Tax” [Local YMCAs may benefit from legislation, Nov. 15] and the attempt by the Department of Treasury to apply it to the YMCA and to our work at Woodbridge Community Center. In the interest of clarity, I would want to clarify…
