LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS To the editor: In response to Karen Zautyk’s column on Ebola, I think much…
Category: Opinion
Thoughts & Views: Ebola: More questions than answers
It’s not often that I agree with Chris Christie, but on the issue of mandatory isolation for certain persons returning…
CLARIFICATION
Last week’s opinion column “Gov’t stumbles threat to Republic?” was written by Ron Leir. His name…
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THANK YOU! To the editor: Queen of Peace Rosary Society Annual Tricky Tray met with success and much…
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DONOVAN GOOD FOR BERGEN To the editor: I support Kathe Donovan. I read the articles, and the different…
Thoughts & Views: Gov’t stumbles threat to Republic?
I always liked to think of myself as a progressive minded member of society, sympathetic to the idea that government…
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‘SOBER HOUSE’ CONTROVERSY To the editor: It was with a heavy heart that I read the Sept.…
Thoughts & Views: The day that saw hell on earth
Oct. 8, 1871, was a really bad day for the American Midwest. As we learned Sunday at the Kearny…
Am I worried? Not if I don’t turn on the news …
Confronted with the widespread chaos and hardship around the globe, every time I pick up a newspaper or listen to…
A fish story
While contemplating topics for this week’s column, I considered our President’s abysmally belated response to the ISIS threat. I considered the…
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‘SOBER HOUSE’ CONTROVERSY Dear Editor: Having grown up in Kearny and being a licensed minister for the past…
CORRECTION
A story about the new Element Harrison Hotel in last week’s issue of The Observer mischaracterized…
Thoughts & Views: Even in ‘paradise,’ global tensions intrude
This week, your correspondent – armed with a valid passport – was planning (this column is being written Sept. 20)…
Thoughts & Views: Stand by your man? Hell, no!
As of press time, I am sure controversy will still be whirling around the NFL — i.e. What did…
Thoughts & Views: A Labor Day perspective
On Sept. 1 the U.S. and Canada celebrated Labor Day as a tribute to the working men and women in…