By Michael M. Shapiro New Jersey Democrats are basking in the glory of a solid national Democratic showing; however, closer to home, the prospects for this coming election are currently not looking rosy. They have good reason to be concerned.…
Category: Opinion
Young People Are Becoming More Involved In Politics
By Assemblyman Joseph Vas On the heels of an election that saw more young people vote than ever before, it has become apparent that people are taking an interest in politics and government at a younger age. In these tough…
Young Man Goes The "Extra Mile" To Return Lost Wallet
Recently I attended an early evening meeting in downtown Perth Amboy where I unknowingly dropped my wallet. Semmon Rodriguez brought new meaning to the term Good Samaritan when he found it, and returned it to me at my house. The…
Remembering The Men & Women Who Guarantee Our Freedoms
In the fast-paced world in which we live it becomes all too easy for many to take our American way of life for granted. Folks just don’t stop to think about the sacrifice that it takes to-maintain our democracy. We’re…
DeCroce Allegations: Serious and Irresponsibly Late in Coming
By Michael M. Shapiro Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce (R-Parsippany) recently stated that Senate President and former Acting Governor Richard Codey (D-West Orange) attempted to strong arm him into discontinuing his efforts to investigate a legislative slush fund that was…
End the Election Ads Today: Give the Ad Money to Charity
Dear Senators McCain and Obama, Is my vote for you worth tens of millions? I guess I’ll soon see. I am, not Joe the Plumber, but Steve the charitable fundraiser. That’s my profession. I’m one of those the press labels…
Woodbridge “Safe & Secure” Program at Work to Identify “Special Needs” Residents
By Mayor John E. McCormac The most important task we have in municipal government is to make sure that every Woodbridge Township resident with a “Special Need” is “Safe & Secure” during an emergency. As we have seen over the…
Lance Dance or Stender Spender?
Congressman Mike Ferguson survived a challenge from Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Stender two years ago by deluging local television with the chant, “Stender is a Spender”—which was fundamentally false and unfair because Ferguson was behind the expenditure of many trillions of…
Refueling New Jersey’s Economy
By Assemblyman Joseph Vas Over the past month, economic woes have become the central issue of concern, both locally globally, and of course nationally. With the interconnectivity of today’s global marketplace, this concern is more than justified. What we do…
Suicides Point To Need For More Mental Health Funding
By Assemblyman John Wisniewski We were all truly saddened to learn that yet another person had chosen to jump off the Victory Bridge and end their life. It is nearly impossible to imagine the pain and sorrow felt by a…