Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Resident calls for more open government

    It’s what they don’t tell us that worries me in Edison. Someone once quipped, “a democracy is where two wolves and a sheep take a majority vote on what’s for supper.” The point is democracy works best when there is an open and free exchange of ideas, and debate is encouraged. When dissenting opinion is…

  • American Legion seeking more veteran members

    The American Legion was founded in March 1919 in Paris, France, by a dedicated group of servicemen. Their one hope was to see that men and women of the armed services received benefits they so richly deserved. After 85 years, we find that most veterans are not aware of the many projects started by the…

  • Your Turn

    Jeanne M. FoxGuest ColumnFinding ways to save energy turns into found money Jeanne M. Fox Guest Column Finding ways to save energy turns into found money With a new year upon us, many New Jerseyans are taking stock of their lives, finances and future. And with winter here in full blast, we undoubtedly keep our…

  • Obituaries

    Dr. Mohammed W. Haque, M.D. Dr. Haque, 87, of Sayreville, died Dec. 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was an attending physician at South Amboy Memorial Hospital and at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. Dr. Haque is survived by his wife, Gloria Haque; two daughters and one son-in-law, Yasmin…

  • Mayor hard to find in Edison’s town hall

    Mayor hard to find in Edison’s town hall Edison Mayor George A. Spadoro seems to have forgotten what a public official is. Chances are, most mayors would find town hall the best place to give a State of the Township speech, if they give one at all. Not Mayor Spadoro. Spadoro plans to give his…

  • Your Turn

    Diana DohertyGuest ColumnChild safety seats do save lives Diana Doherty Guest Column Child safety seats do save lives Too often we have heard about situations in which a parent is killed in a car accident that leaves a child unharmed, thanks to the fact that the child was in a safety seat. Unfortunately, many adults…

  • Hospitals’ future hinges on government support

    In the past year, the plight of New Jersey hospitals has finally become a front-burner issue. For the first time in recent memory, there has been a cohesive and aggressive effort among state and federal lawmakers to help shore up the financial outlook of our medical care institutions, which are true community resources. This support…

  • Oil spill highlights need to protect more habitat

    The recent news of the 400,000 gallon oil spill into the Delaware River is a wake-up call to us all. We must do better to protect our wildlife and water quality. Since the spill, more than 70 miles of the Delaware River in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware have been polluted, and countless birds and…

  • Agency offers lesson plans on gambling awareness

    The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey Inc. received a major setback when New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner William Librera pulled a 2004 revision to the Core Curriculum Content Standards, which would have required education in health and physical education classes to include addressing gambling in school curriculum. The council has participated in…