Images coming across TV screens of late go beyond troubling. If you think I’m referring to…
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To the Publisher: To the person who found my house and car keys, a great big…
Relax… It’s only Black Friday
As November comes to a close, everyone’s other favorite holiday is coming… Black Friday. Sure, Thanksgiving…
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To the Publisher: While President Obama is pardoning two turkeys for Thanksgiving, every one of us…
‘JoePa’ brought himself down
On Nov. 9, a group of Penn State University students staged a riot. They were reacting…
Don’t discount Occupy Wall Street protests
The Occupy Wall Street (O.W.S) protests have affected individuals in wildly different ways. If we take…
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The Veteran Let us never forget their sacrifices. It is the veteran, not the preacher, who…
At least it won’t need a tombstone
A couple of weeks ago, in an addendum to a column about animals, I asked readers…
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To the Publisher: The North Arlington Recreation Commission would like to thank all those that helped…
When Halloween wasn’t scary at all
In today’s paper, you will find Halloween safety warnings as well as news of community efforts…
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To the Publisher: With all the money they spent on installing the new traffic lights on…
Fetch, Bullet, fetch!
Last week, I noted my deep affection for animals (except monkeys; monkeys creep me out; they…
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To the Publisher: I’ve always respected Karen Zautyk and her excellent reporting. I still do, but…
Let’s get tougher on animal cruelty
Federal wildlife officials are hunting the sicko who shot a pilot whale that beached itself and…
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To the Publisher: As a member of the Harrison Lions club I have been collecting money…
Double-dog dare you, governor
On Friday night, the AP reported: “New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reconsidering his decision…
The warning signs are all there
If Monday were not production day at The Observer, I might have just turned around and…
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To the Publisher: Sept. 11 reminds all firefighters of the loss of 343 members of the…
Corrections
A story in the print edition of last week’s Observer about a proposal to create…
R.I.P. Now take them to the basement
A decade after 9/11, some 6,000 human remains, representing more than 1,100 World Trade Center victims,…
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To the Publisher: Although Nutley was spared devastating effects from Hurricane Irene, we did experience flooding,…
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To the Publisher: As the 10th anniversary of 9/11/01 approaches, I wish to share my story…
We couldn’t have made it without them
This is a thank-you note. Hurricane Irene turned out not to be the completely devastating direct…
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To the Publisher: I would like to offer some advice to and information for the families…
Looking for the answers
Maybe, by the time you read this, someone may have discovered a possible explanation. Drug-induced psychosis.…
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To the Publisher, The recent recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey by Cargill proves…
Bank robbers I have known
Well, there was only one actually, at least that I’m aware of. He was, surprisingly, a…
Purple prose and vile puns
The 2011 Bulwer-Lytton prizes have been announced! This is something to which I look forward every…
We’ve Got Mail
To the Publisher: A week before Christmas I received a call from one of my oldest…
At cross purposes with nonbelievers
What is it with atheists and symbols of faith—particularly, it seems, symbols of Christianity? Not content…