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New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s decision to ban supersized sugary sodas has resurrected the age-old debate…

Time for Obama/Romney to tango a la politico

If you’re like the vast majority of middle-class Americans, you have seen your pay stagnate or…

Trees to please & kudos to library staff

As we soon end spring and head towards the summer — and hopefully better weather —…

Memorial Day memories

  In recent times, Memorial Day has become the unofficial start of summer, with area residents…

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To the Publisher: Four of the six Civil War fatalities from Belleville and Nutley occurred 150…

Sometimes, size does matter

  A few weeks ago One World Trade Center (OWTC) officially surpassed the Empire State Building…

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To the Publisher: The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current…

All it takes is a winner

After the New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals…

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To the Publisher: I am writing this to you in the hope that it will be…

Warming up to the idea of cold fusion

Is it possible that an affordable energy source, light-years ahead of any that mankind has yet…

Enjoy Life to the fullest…while you can

Every now and then, I lose my sense of appreciation for life around me. Everything from…

Oops…

In the April 25 issue of The Observer, in the story, “Meadows parcel is taxing issue”…

It’s sad to live life on the sidelines

Risk is a scary word. Maybe that’s why many of us choose to do so little…

Hatred– alive and flourishing, alas

I recently wrote an opinion piece that examined the Trayvon Martin shooting (Let justice rule the…

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I want to first state I served in the United States Air Force and have nothing…