Tag: Letter to Editor
The role of art and imagination in a vibrant democracy
Dear Editor:
2019 marks the silver anniversary of my career as an educator. Wow, has it really been 25 years? I recall day one, as...
Kosovo 1999
Dear Editor:
March 24, 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the war in Kosovo. Twenty years ago, was an endless stream of atrocities from that...
Hackensack River greenway is now a real possibility
Dear Editor:
The recent sale of the PSE&G coal plant, in the northern reaches of Jersey City, offers a great opportunity for JC—and Hudson County—to...
Imagination Cuts changed Bayonne, one haircut at a time
To the Editor:
Just about every day you can read about the changes happening in and around my old hometown, Bayonne. The passing of time...
Don Newcombe helped diversity
Dear Editor:
Don Newcombe went to the great baseball diamond in the sky, the legendary "Field of Dreams," on Feb.19, 2019. "Newk" was born in...
A ‘Tax on Wealth’ will be harder than it appears
Dear Editor:
Re: Stewart Epstein's 'Tax on Wealth,' Jan 18. Mr. Epstein is fed up with the Democrats (who isn't!) because they've abandoned their traditional...
Franklin Walker for superintendent of schools
Dear Editor:
Prior to the appointment of Marcia Lyles several years ago as Superintendent of the Jersey City Public Schools this writer, along with parents'...
Valuing Jersey City’s diversity
Dear Editor:
It is the time of the year for the annual Jersey City State of the City Address and the recent news coverage of...
Goodbye, Peter
Dear Editor:
This February marked the 55th anniversary of the Beatles first television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, truly a defining moment...
The world is too small for walls
Dear Editor:
Many have claimed that the infamous Berlin Wall and “Trump’s Wall” are dissimilar. However, emblematically, both walls share striking similarities.
Nothing symbolized a polarized...