Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Flash dance
SCOTT PILLING staff Ashley Amberg, Janessa Mendoza, and Brianna Diakunczak of Cabaret Kids Summer Dance and Theater work on their routines during their last practice of the summer at St. Matthew’s School in Edison on Aug. 24.
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Your Turn
Police department transparency is needed Michael Fisher Guest Column Michael FisherGuest Column The vengeance-inspired conspiracy between former Police Chief Edward Costello and former Mayor George Spadoro for Costello to retire and Spadoro to appoint a new chief before leaving office is something that should have made every citizen’s blood boil. While perfectly legal – as…
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Coda
There is a silver lining in housing bubble blip Greg Bean There’s an old philosophical saw that says if a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, it can lead to a tidal wave in China. It’s the illustration of the immutable law of cascading consequences. One thing happens, no matter how small, but that thing…
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Are We There Yet?
One man’s treasure is another man’s tear gas Lori Clinch While standing in a storage garage and waiting for a locksmith to figure out the combination on an antique safe that my husband had acquired, I couldn’t help wondering about many things. First of all, was my new moisturizer living up to its promise? Were…
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Reader urges caution with sanctions on Iran
While I am against nuclear proliferation, I ask why should Iran or for that matter any nation care what the United Nations or the United States feels about their developing a nuclear program and nuclear weapons? If one looks back just a few short years ago both India and Pakistan defied the U.N. and the…
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New mower engines mow down pollution
The small engines on our lawn mowers are far less regulated than their much larger, automobile-powering cousins. As a result, they pump a lot more pollution into the air. With an estimated 52 million lawnmowers in America, these small engines contribute staggeringly to air pollution. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates a new walk-behind…
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Why did the lights go out in Edison, New Jersey?
If Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, only knew what a joke Edison, New Jersey, really is, he’d be shocked. He’s probably rolling over in his grave. The Edison school board voted again to turn out the lights on high school sport night games. How lame! I guess they don’t care that…
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Give Edison’s new mayor some time, resident says
I want to take you back prior to the June primary of 2005. At that time Edison had a three-way race – Democrat, Democrat/independent and Republican. The primary came, and guess what? The GOP chairman drops the Republican candidate to support the Democrat/independent candidate Bill Stephens ticket. What is going on here? Let’s look at…
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Chamber of Commerce prez supports the mayor
I want to commend Mayor Jun Choi’s leadership. This mayor has kept his word to the people of Edison. When allegations of police brutality were made against an officer, the mayor made sure an investigation into the claim took place. While some people called for the officer’s removal, the mayor made no judgment until the…
