Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Saul G. Hornik Mr. Hornik, 65, of Marlboro, and Jericho, N.Y., died Dec. 6, at Calvary Hospital, The Bronx, N.Y., of complications due to lung cancer. Originally from The Bronx, Mr. Hornik graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the University of Connecticut in 1962 with honors and a master’s degree in pharmacology from…

  • No ‘sweetheart deal’ for federal employees, retirees

    In recent weeks, there has been much said and written about New Jersey State pensions and the seeming abuse of same. The apparent abuse comes from the system itself, which allows state and local employees to hold more than one job, subsequently using the pay from all jobs to be calculated in the pension computation.…

  • Nation needs ‘results, not more public relations’

    On Veterans Day, the White House started a public relations campaign to build support for the Iraq war. The president made a speech defending the Iraq policy that was echoed by several Republicans on the Sunday talk shows. It’s sad that the president made a PR speech on Veteran’s Day when he should have been…

  • ACLU hypocritical in prohibiting ‘Christmas’

    When Americans in many parts of the world are kidnapped, persecuted and murdered just for being Christian, it is difficult to understand why a small group of detractors is creating an atmosphere of hate here at home. This small but vocal group is known as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). This union, which practices…

  • Arc expresses concern over Medicare, dual-eligibles

    Volumes of information are being disseminated about the new Medicare drug benefit which will begin Jan. 1. The Arc of New Jersey is very concerned about an important aspect of Medicare Part D that has received little attention: the significant impact Medicare Part D will have on New Jersey’s 140,000 “dual-eligibles” — persons who receive…

  • A voice in the darkness

    Edison residents should be glad they have Councilman Peter J. Barnes III sitting on the dais. Very glad. For it was Barnes who had the guts to bring up Mayor-elect Jun Choi’s request for a few little items. Items like almost doubling his salary, funding an expensive transition team to ferret out all of Edison’s…

  • Fourth-graders to get intro to sex education

    BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — Around 100 parents came to information session on Nov. 30 at the New Dover Road School to view “Family Life Education” films being shown to their children in school. And some of them weren’t happy with what they saw. Margaret Lee, a…

  • Obituaries

    Jose A. Figueroa Mr. Figueroa, 52, of South River, died Nov. 26 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he was employed as an auto mechanic by the borough of South River Maintenance Dept., where he worked for 15 years. Surviving are four children, Angelina Figueroa, Jennifer Figueroa and Joseph Figueroa, all of South…

  • Letters

    Early Christmas magic in city hall, reader says The people have spoken! Jun Choi appears to have the mayoral seat by 270 votes. While there is still a potential election challenge by the more qualified Bill Stephens, let’s give the guy in the chicken suit the benefit of the doubt. Well, that is what I…