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Beware of barbecued bugs To the Editor: Whatever happened to the good old days when the…
Thoughts & Views: Death of ‘Sopranos’ star a harsh lesson
James Gandolfini, the man we came to know as the strangely endearing and intriguing Tony Soprano…
CORRECTION!
A story in last week’s issue about the North Arlington Board of Education mandating school uniforms…
Thoughts & Views: Hey, LEGO, put on a happy face
From the Department of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Down under, at New Zealand’s University…
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Volunteer as advocate for elderly To the Editor: Every day across the country and in our…
Thoughts & Views: Snooping makes the world go round
There’s been a lot of gnashing of teeth over The Guardian’s revelations about how Verizon –…
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To the Editor: This week’s issue of Time magazine brings more documentation that vegetarians live longer…
Thoughts & Views: What’s in a (street) name?
Okay, boys and girls, our new word for today is “contumacious.” According to the dictionary,…
Thoughts & Views: Ensuring they get ‘the best years of their lives’
As the nation prepares to remember America’s war dead on Memorial Day, the last Monday…
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‘Hail to the chief’ To the Editor: A page in the history of the Borough of…
Thoughts & Views: Still seeking answers, 4 decades later
It sounds like something from a “CSI” episode, but it’s not fiction. And though the story…
Thoughts & Views: Hold government’s feet to the fire
A couple of major news stories that made headlines recently made me wonder where the United…
Thoughts & Views: Ferreting out the furry facts
Okay, enough with the serious stuff. It’s time for another column of absurdities, or…
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Ag-Gag Laws and Freedom of the Press Dear Editor: “Despicable, unconstitutional, ridiculous, immature, idiotic, and mendacious.”…
Thoughts & Views: We all need to be vigilant today
Some weeks ago, after completing my work at The Observer after 4 p.m. Friday afternoon, I…
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To the Editor: In recognition of May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, I’d like to encourage…
Thoughts & Views: Running with a story – and stumbling
On Monday, April 15, being otherwise occupied and not one of those people who tweet or…
Thoughts & Views: Sportsmanship? ‘Show me the money!’
So the sword has fallen on the head basketball coach and athletic director at Rutgers, our…
Thoughts & Views: A story at any cost? No thanks
There is one aspect to a job in journalism that I have never quite understood, and…
Correction!
Last week’s story about neighbors up in arms about a development proposal that would replace a…
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‘Haunted by these numbers’ Editor’s note: Last Friday, March 29, marked 40 years since American combat…
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From the desk of Mayor Massa To the Editor: Last week, the voters of North Arlington…
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What’s cooking? In my kitchen, not much Elsewhere in this week’s issue of The Observer, you…
Correction
In last week’s issue, for Franklin School Honors, the names of two students were omitted: Jason…
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Pontiff can help shape discourse of world So there’s a new head man sitting in the…
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• Last week’s story on Family Food Distributors in Kearny contained a photo that misidentified one…
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Let’s get to that garden! To the Editor: We are happy to hear about the Machs…
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Accentuate the negative Definition of pes-s-mism (ps-mzm) n.: A tendency to stress the negative or…
Editorial — March 6, 2013
To protect innocents abroad and at home In its Sunday editions, The New York Times reported…