Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Red State/Blue State

    Is Rudy’s campaign like three-day-old tuna fish? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN 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 Dave: I know this might upset your…

  • Tower distressing to former N.B. mayor

    Ireturned home from a business trip the other night to be greeted by a huge industrial looking tower that now stands in our local fire department along Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick. While I was aware that some sort of construction was occurring, I had no idea that it was this. This tower will generate…

  • Forget party loyalty and fight for the people

    Gov. Corzine’s program to greatly increase the tolls on the turnpike will be a disaster for people in South Brunswick and New Jersey. This will put an unfair burden on truckers and commuters. Drivers will try to avoid the turnpike. Route 1, Route 130 and several roads in South Brunswick will bear the burden of…

  • King would be proud of progress in school

    My dad told me Martin Luther King’s dream was to live in a world where a man was judged not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character. I think Martin Luther King would be proud of the progress made toward equality at Linwood Middle School. Just by walking through…

  • Student grateful for King’s influence

    What would Martin Luther King Jr. think about North Brunswick or Linwood School if he visited today? Would he be pleased with our progress toward equality? I think Martin Luther King, Jr. would be pleased because in North Brunswick we treat each other with respect. We don’t call each other name as like back before.…

  • Gov. has not placed N.J. on path to stability

    Gov. Jon Corzine and the lame duck Legislature don’t apparently get the message, “The money well has run dry; something realistic must be done.” Many people have expressed their views and the electorate has spoken that we don’t want money wasted on stem cell research, we don’t want our toll roads monetized, sold, toll hiked…

  • Raising tolls is not the answer to New Jersey’s financial problems

    Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to dramatically raise tolls to help repay New Jersey’s debt is just very poor public policy. Raising tolls on the more efficient toll roads will only encourage people to use less efficient back roads and alternate roads. Adriver can reach almost any point in the state using free roads. From Manalapan…

  • Elizabeth H. Mason

    Mrs. Mason, 82, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 27, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1991, she was an office manager for Brown and Boveri, North Brunswick, where she worked for 15 years. Her husband, George Mason, died in 1978. Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn Mason of…

  • Robert Charles Evans

    Mr. Evans, 50, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 5, 2008, at home. He was a special agent for the Federal Recovery Agency, Kendall Park, for the past three years. Prior to that, he was a driver with LeaseWayMotor Carriers, Linden. He was predeceased by his parents,…