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Guest Column

April 9, 2024

Terrell Homes, originally named FDR Apartments after our wartime president, was built in 1946 as U.S. Army barracks and later renamed in honor of its tenant and apartment manager, Millard E. Terrell. At the time, the East Ward neighborhood, along the Passaic River, was brimming with a large, ...

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Four years ago this month, our nation — which is usually fixated on basketball in March — turned its attention to COVID when the NCAA tournament was canceled. That was when President Trump issued the “Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) ...

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Since the state enacted the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) in 2002, it has served as an important tool for residents to receive prompt, transparent and accurate information about government operations.  But it has also been abused by profiteers, misusing public resources to wrangle free research ...

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We must address the fact that our higher education system is in trouble. For generations, colleges and universities were ascending escalators that drove social mobility. Now, they have become an obstacle.  American society and politics are split between those with and without degrees; K-12 ...

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We must address the fact that our higher education system is in trouble. For generations, colleges and universities were ascending escalators that drove social mobility. Now, they have become an obstacle. American society and politics are split between those with, and those without, degrees; ...

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New Jersey is experiencing a rash of car thefts not experienced since the 1980s, when vehicles were easily hotwired and sent off to chop shops for cash windfalls. Today, with the enormous advancement in anti-theft technology, including keyless ignition and engine immobilizers, one would assume ...

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As the cost of basic commodities and goods continues to climb, everyday Americans are paying the price. Following years of pandemic-related stagnation, runaway inflation has made a bad situation worse for the American economy. High rates are hurting American consumers and small businesses, and we ...

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