Tag: Letters to the Editor
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Election letters policy
Letters to the editor regarding the 2020 general election to be held Nov. 3 will be accepted through Oct. 16. Candidates may not submit a letter on behalf of themselves. All letters may be edited for content, grammar, length and libelous statements. Include your name, town of residence and daytime phone number for verification purposes.…
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Monmouth County clerk reviews guidelines for 2020 election
Recently, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law changing the election process for the Nov. 3, 2020 general election: • The election will now be conducted primarily by mail-in ballots. Ballots are being mailed to active Monmouth County voters with a postage paid return envelope; • There will be limited in-person polling locations open on Election…
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Monmouth County PBA endorses Licitra
The Monmouth County Conference of PBA delegates, representing 39 law enforcement agencies with more than 2,000 law enforcement officers, are proud to give their overwhelming endorsement of support to Monmouth County freeholder candidate Ross Licitra. The men and women of the Monmouth County law enforcement community are faced with many challenges each day. It is…
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Y members rise up in pandemic to strengthen community
When COVID-19 hit during the spring of 2020, the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County had to close our doors and lay off 80% of our employees. We felt the worry of the uncertainties facing our team, the 35,000 people we serve every day and our greater community. But we trusted that our cause to strengthen…
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Resident supporting Schmid for Congress
Congressman Chris Smith is running to keep his seat in District 4 against Stephanie Schmid. Congressman Smith’s signs claim he is “a leader we can trust.” Congressman Smith’s versions of “leadership” and “trust” leave much to be desired. Would a leader spend his career denying women the right to control their own bodies and denying…
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Zinc will prevent virus from grabbing hold
Given the choice between a vaccination and a zinc lozenge (zinc gluconate glycine) to ward off the virus and stay healthy, I opt for the zinc lozenge. For the last five or more years, I discovered that the zinc lozenge prevented all the winter ailments from taking hold. An immune booster that tops everything, I…
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New tax will address income inequality
President John F. Kennedy said that “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” In keeping with JFK’s principle, Gov. Phil Murphy has provided New Jersey with a millionaires tax. The new tax will also attack the scourge of income inequality by providing relief…
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Smith earns endorsement from ‘The Jersey Girls’
As Sept. 11 widows known as “The Jersey Girls,” we have spent 19 years fighting for truth, justice, transparency and accountability with regard to the murder of our husbands. In December 2001, we found ourselves in Congressman Chris Smith’s office. As our meeting with him progressed, we knew we had come to the right place.…
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A contemplation about life before death
In one of his public speeches recently, Vice President Mike Pence briefly touched on the subject of religion, where he proceeded to give his ecclesiastical opinion on the existence and rewards of a heavenly afterlife for the truly faithful. Since the beginning of civilization, people have watched other people die and in all that time…
