Thoughts & Views: Make symbols ‘teachable moments’

Sometimes, we pay more attention to symbols than we do about how we behave as a society but that is…

Thoughts & Views: ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’

Believe it or not, there once was a time when people didn’t think about sharks when they went down the…

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‘WE TAKE OUR JOBS SERIOUSLY’ To the editor:  I would like to comment on a recent Observer…

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‘THANKS FOR A GREAT RELAY’ To the Editor:  Relay For Life has been a nine-year tradition in…

Thoughts & Views: D’oh! Say it ain’t so.

For all you fans of Fox’s popular series, “The Simpsons,” be warned that Homer and Marge will be going their…

Thoughts & Views: Chaplain gave his life for others

Recently, a friend asked me if I had ever heard of an Army chaplain who had won the Medal…

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‘CIFELLI-SHERRY WAS RIGHT ON ABOUT KEARNY’ To the Editor:  I would like to thank Barbara Cifelli-Sherry for validating…

Thoughts & Views: The sporting life

The recent passing of Walter Byers, who built up a then-fledgling National Collegiate Athletic Association into a college sports dynamo, brought…

Full letter: Cifelli-Sherry says enough with the Kearny bashing

This letter has gone viral on social media! Click the headline to find out why Barbara…

Thoughts & Views: In memory of a Marine

See the man in the front in the photo? The one with a camera instead of a rifle?…

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‘DON’T BAD-MOUTH KEARNY’ To the editor:  It happened again! I ran into a former Kearny resident (a retired…

Drive time lunacy

The other day I was driving from Kearny to Jersey City along the Belleville Pike (Rt. 7) on a…

To protect and serve

This week, tens of thousands of police officers from across the United States, and around the world, will gather in Washington,…

Thoughts & Views: Baltimore & memories of unrest in Newark

How will future U.S. history textbooks explain the recent rioting in West Baltimore, I wonder. Can we even expect…

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‘HERE’S WHY I LEFT’ To the editor:  I have read your recent article on Al Gilson, Principal at…