• Doe-eyed and bushy-tailed

    A couple of kittens look for a good home during the Super Cat Adoption Event, held by the North Brunswick Humane Association at Our Lady of Peace parish hall on June 9. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • A new and unhappy twist on ‘Click It or Ticket’ law

    CODA GREG BEAN So, you’ve got the wife, the kids and the dog in the backseat of the car, and you’re driving all the way down I-95 from your home in Maine to Florida so that everyone can spend a few days at Walt Disney World, with a side trip to catch the mermaids at…

  • Why blame Obama for gas prices?

    You must have a research department. Why then, do you blame President Obama for high gas prices? American presidents have no effect on gas prices. Prices are set by commodity markets and world demand is steadily rising. (Note the increased number of cars in China and India.) What is affecting prices is the unrest in…

  • Super PACs jeopardize our democracy

    Two years ago the U.S. Supreme Court voted five to four in favor of Citizens United and allow what are now called Super PACs to raise unlimited amounts of money to support candidates without full disclosure. The Court also decided that in as much, corporations are people too and therefore given the same rights as…

  • Attacks on state workers’ benefits attack vets

    The following quoted information is contained in a press release issued by the office of Gov. Chris Christie at: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lw dhome/press/2012/20120403_ vet_ event.html. “As of 2011, New Jersey was home to 430,000 veterans, age 20 and older, according to the latest Current Population Survey (CPS) report, which is compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau for…

  • Render the flag the respect it deserves

    A ttending the Princeton Memorial Day weekend parade was truly a great part of the American tradition. Watching our veterans, active-duty personnel, Boy and Girl Scouts, Revolutionary War re-enactors and members of other organizations pass by was great. However, as a veteran, I became very disturbed about the lack of respect shown to the American…

  • Summer reading events at S.B. Library

    The South Brunswick Public Library has the following events scheduled: Dream Big, Read! summer reading program for children and tweens will be held June 18-Aug. 12 in three groups: ages infant to 4 years, grades K-3, and grades 4-7. Highlights include: • June 26, “Professor Snape’s Potion Class,” 5 p.m. (tweens); • July 7, Summer…

  • So. Bruns. has its own cultural conversations

    Tolerance workshop held June 3; next in series will be June 23 BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK— Maintaining eye contact when talking might make Asians or Muslim women uncomfortable. In Japan, the “OK” sign means “money.” Pointing an index finger to mean “look at that” is very offensive to many Russians. In the Middle…

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