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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 –…
WE’VE GOT MAIL: Avoid meat, live longer
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…