Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency and no income taxes at all in 10 of the prior 15 years according to a report in Sunday’s New York Times. The newspaper obtained tax…
Author: Amanda Rapace
Empty Office at 555 California Street
The Qatari government rents office space in President Donald Trump’s most profitable building. No one works there. Dan Alexander, a senior editor at Forbes and author of the book “White House Inc: How Donald Trump Turned The Presidency Into a Business” discussed how…
Tom Kean Jr. is bad for New Jerseyans’ health care
Democrats released a TV ad entitled, “What Does It Say,” that holds state Senator Tom Kean Jr. accountable for his abysmal health care record and his special interest ties. Kean Jr. — the son of former Gov. Thomas H. Kean…
Perth Amboy native commands Army unit
Perth Amboy native Col. Michael E. Rivera commands the 404th Army Support Brigade at the Regional Logistics Readiness Center, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62d Airlift Wing located near Tacoma, Washington. Rivera…
Biden leads Trump in national poll
In the race for the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 52 – 42 percent among likely voters in a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll released today. Those numbers are unchanged from a September 2nd…
Drop the Beet Farm harvests Agriculture award
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher recognized Drop the Beet Farms in Monmouth County as the 2020 winning farm for the Jersey Fresh Farm to School Farmer Recognition Award. The presentation took place on the farm during the 10th Annual Jersey…
No justice in Kentucky, no peace in Trump’s America
There is a national awakening going on as citizens angrily recognize that police brutality is almost never punished, even when the lives of innocent people are lost to senseless and unprovoked violence. By throwing gasoline on the fire, apparently hoping…
Six Crucial Races That Could Flip the U.S. Senate
By Robert Reich This November, we have an opportunity to harness your energy and momentum into political power and not just defeat Trump, but also flip the Senate. Here are six key races you should be paying attention to. 1.…
Win some, lose some… perhaps lose it all
One of New Jersey’s richest people has ben a Teaneck resident whose estimated $298 million net worth seems to have disappeared. Claiming access to only $300 in cash and $14.22 in two checking accounts, Ahmed Zayat, the financially embattled Triple…
Army Corps partners with community for coast defense
By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D. Hurricane Isaias stormed up the east coast of the United States in early August, bringing heavy rain and winds up to 85 mph to the shores of flood-prone Port Monmouth, New Jersey. Immediately, the U.S. Army…