Tag: Opinion
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SOLUTIONS 5/21: The New Jersey Clean Energy Program
By Huck Fairman New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program presented on a Zoom meeting by local Sierra Club member, Kip Cherry and several associates. New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program is picking up speed. Its purpose is to reduce the climate footprints of New Jersey residents and to reduce the greenhouse gases emitted statewide. Colleagues Joanne Pannone,…
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On The Road 5/21: 2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS600 4matic
By Peter Perrotta Some of us have dream jobs, others own dream cars. I’ve never owned a dream car, but for many years when I was a full-time working journalist, I was working my dream job – I was getting paid to be a writer. Sometime in the early 2000s – my memory is a…
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Your Turn: The Cranbury Township Committee must opt out of cannabis licenses
The Cranbury Township Committee must enact an ordinance opting out of all licenses permitted under the new cannabis law. Failure to do so would be a complete dereliction of its duties, and it would fly in the face of the overwhelming number of Cranbury residents (and voters) who have voiced their support of an ordinance…
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On The Road 5/14: 2021 GMC Canyon 4WD AT4
By Peter Perrotta One of my favorite sports terms used to describe a basketball player is “tweener.” What’s a “tweener?” It’s a player who is not quite big enough to be a power forward, but at the same time, he’s too big to be a classic point guard. Hence, he’s a “tweener.” He falls between…
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Your Turn: Police cannot continue to treat minorities as inferior
Recently, the world witnessed a murder trial involving former police officer Derek Chauvin who was witnessed by the world as he knelt on the neck of a Black male suspect who was accused of allegedly passing off a counterfeit currency. The act that was committed lends itself to much other police brutality where officers have…
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LOOSE ENDS 5/14: Community Police Initiative
By Pam Hersh The bulletin board in Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street is actually an art exhibit of index cards. The theme of the pop art is: What Have You Learned to Appreciate Because of COVID? The responses include sentiments we all have felt this year: hugs, kisses, grandma and grandpa, siblings, streaming services,…
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Solutions: State moves toward eliminating single-use plastics
Many are aware of the problems plastics cause in our environments. They threaten, and indeed kill, animals living in water bodies. They obstruct healthy plant life, and can get into our water sources. Plastics can act as “endocrine disruptors” in our reproductive systems and impair those systems. Now the State of New Jersey has taken…
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Opinion: Try something new and put out a bird feeder
It’s spring, which means warm weather, long days and blooming flowers. It also means that we’re able to see different backyard birds, including some that have returned to New Jersey after their southernly fall migration. One bird we can easily spot is the red-winged blackbird, whose presence is considered to herald the arrival of spring.…
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On The Road 5/7: 2021 Nissan Armada Platinum
By Peter Perrotta In general, I am not a big fan of big SUVs or oversized pickup trucks. Not because there is something qualitatively wrong with vehicles from that segment, more because my personal preference is to not have to drive something that big around on an everyday basis. However, if I had to choose…