Tag: Opinion
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Opinion: Build Back Better Act will lift burden on middle class
Congress needs to pass the Build Back Better Act and put it on President Joe Biden’s desk for a signature as soon as possible. The Build Back Better Act will help lift the burden on the middle class and all our families. We can and will Build Back Better with upgraded and modernized public school…
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SOLUTIONS 9/24: Changes in Weather, Energy & Diet
By Huck Fairman Anyone paying attention to the news lately cannot have missed reports of environmental changes to our world and of our responses to those changes. Here, the focus will be on predicted weather, on Congressional efforts to reduce fossil fuel usage, and on new sources of food we need to adopt. First, climate…
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Opinion: Refugees will change voting demographics
“Give us you’re tired, you’re poor, you’re Democratic voters.” A Sept. 1 report from the Wall Street Journal states that “The U.S. State Department estimates that it left behind the majority of Afghan interpreters and others that helped our U.S. forces.” “Further, the U.S. still doesn’t have reliable data on who was evacuated, nor what…
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Opinion: Changing the Landscape project team publishes update on key accomplishments
Climate change and its consequences began to wash right up to our doorsteps this summer when Mother Nature brought severe storms, tornadoes and significant flooding to New Jersey, including the Princeton area. It made us all realize just how vital the responsible stewardship of our land and waters is to the future health of…
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Opinion: Blake endorses Purandare as her replacement on Hopewell Township Committee
It is my pleasure to endorse my friend and neighbor Uma Purandare for Hopewell Township Committee. I have known Uma for almost 20 years and have long admired her commitment to serving the local community. Knowing that commitment led me to nominate Uma for the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment where for six years…
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Opinion: Technical education in today’s world
Now, more than ever, the world is calling upon young people to lead through the unpredictability and turmoil that has characterized the last year-and-a-half. More than ever, young people are answering that call. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national, nonprofit, Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) that has fostered the…
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Opinion: To POWs and those MIA: You Are Not Forgotten
Sept. 17 is National POW/MIA Day. It is the day we honor those military personnel who have been prisoners of war (POW) and those missing in action (MIA). It is a day that illustrates the stark reality of the sacrifices that our brave men and women, and their families, have endured in defense of this…
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Opinion: Reduce pollution by instituting a carbon fee
The climate crisis is upon us. We see the effects with devastating hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, rising seas and more. This is our last chance; we own this mess we are in. Everything depends on our climate and weather conditions, including our food supply, water conditions, the environment – plant and animal ranges have shifted, and…
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Opinion: North Brunswick Food Bank needs assistance after damage from Tropical Storm Ida
Nov. 26, 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of the North Brunswick Food Bank. The food bank has served the North Brunswick community, providing H.O.P.E – “Helping Other People Eat” – feeding 150 families per month on a regular basis. Through the years, as with any organization, the food bank has experienced challenges. …