I grew up Catholic. And, having gone to Catholic schools for a few years, I, like many other…
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Thoughts & Views: To the NRA: Keep doing what you’re doing
Have you ever heard of something called a “community gun”? We learned about this not too long ago after one…
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‘REOPEN THE FIREHOUSE’ To the editor, I am certain that all of you now know that another…
Thoughts & Views: To the NRA: Here’s a battle you can join
Here’s a public service message to all those Second Amendment advocates from the National Rifle Association: I respect your right…
Thoughts & Views: From ‘Lavender Lake’ to Lake Champlain
We have written before about the Gowanus Canal, for which we have great affection, having lived within walking distance of it when…
Thoughts & Views: What about our homeless people?
It’s rather interesting that the terror attacks in Paris a few weeks ago have opened up a discussion in…
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‘SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT’ To the Editor: Your article of Oct. 27, 2015, “Township probing BOE,” left out…
He was a beacon of light to the world
With all the talk coming out of the Presidential debates about controlling the rising tide of immigration – and with the…
Thoughts & Views: ‘They called it Passchendaele’
As Veterans Day was nearing, we were feeding our obsession with World War I by re-reading some history of that…
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‘A VETERAN NOT FORGOTTEN’ To the Editor: In 2002, I self-published a paperback entitled “Voices From a Wounded…
Thoughts & Views: ‘Prince of the Church’ recalled
When the Most Rev. Thomas Donato died on Aug. 25 after a short battle with cancer, it signified the end…
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‘THANKS FOR SUPPORTING FESTIVAL’ To the editor: Whether you live, work or just come to enjoy our…
Thoughts & Views: A curse? No kidding
As readers of this column know, I number the Jersey Devil among my close friends and prime news sources. A…
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‘BALANCED GOV’T NEEDED’ To the editor: Responsible two-party government is at stake here in North Arlington. Despite the fact…
Thoughts & Views: When the world held its breath over nuclear showdown
Think back to those halcyon days of 1962: the New York Mets had made their appearance on the baseball landscape,…