Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Survivor urges Heart for Women Act

    Heart disease and stroke claim the lives of nearly 14,000 New Jersey women annually. Too many mothers, sisters, daughters and friends die annually from these diseases. Cardiovascular disease is the leading health threat facing women today. Thank you Congressman Rush Holt for recently cosponsoring the Heart for Women Act in honor of American Heart Month…

  • Investing in environment will pay huge dividends

    Gov. Jon Corzine says he wants to see more green in New Jersey, the kind that grows on trees and absorbs harmful carbon from the air. To do that, the state needs the other kind of green to pay off our state’s massive $32 billion debt. Despite New Jersey’s difficult financial state, I urge the…

  • The tragedy is that Eliot could have bought a boat

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State Apolitical discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Dear Greg: Hey, that Eliot Spitzer Blue State Gov. (ret.) sure got things straightened out in NewYork during his…

  • To solve the mystery, you have to look at history

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Over the years, I’ve read your columns about the punishing…

  • Among the powerful, bad behavior is all too common

    GREG BEAN Coda Back in the days when I was a police reporter, I started hearing rumors of a fancy, high-priced bordello operating in the part of town usually associated with high society. We called that part of town “The Tree Streets,” because the roads were all named after trees- Oak, Poplar,Ash,Walnut and the like…

  • N.B. seniors grateful for Robotix members

    The news that the North Brunswick Raiders won first place in the New Jersey regional Robotix competition thrilled me. I had the opportunity to meet some of the team members before their first competition. I had had a treadmill delivered to my home. Since my husband and I are senior citizens, we were unable to…

  • Remove libraries from cap, not from funding

    Municipal libraries must be removed from the 4- percent cap levy. They can only be established through a referendum and once the vote is taken, a small amount of funding dedicated for library purposes each year. This funding is based on property values, and equals $33 on a $100,000 home. The New Jersey Library Association…

  • Farmer thankful for decision regarding 4-H horse project

    As a 70-year resident and full-time farmer in South Brunswick, I would like to thank the local Zoning Board in its decision to allow a 3-acre property owner a right to keep a 4-Hproject (a horse) on their land. 4-H has, for many years, been the victimof lost opportunities due to lack of space for…

  • Parents are out of loop on inhalant abuse

    Inhalant use has become a silent epidemic. Why? Parents are out of the loop. Children discuss it and practice it; adults stay in the dark. Almost one in five eighthgraders has intentionally inhaled everyday office, school and household products at the risk of brain damage and death, reports the National Institute on Drug Abuse “Monitoring…