Archive for: Soltes
Christie may be moving too fast
If the recommendations of Gov. Chris Christie’s advisory commission come to fruition, the IZOD Center may be privatized, the Meadowlands Racetrack may shut down, the state may offer tax exemptions to Xanadu, and Atlantic City may change forever (seemingly this would all happen before breakfast). On the surface, these “enhancements” appear to be welcome news. [...]
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America needs the right stuff
This week marked the 40th anniversary of the successful Apollo 11 mission, which resulted in man’s first steps on the moon. The anniversary is an appropriate time not only to honor those astronauts who willingly sacrificed their lives for the advancement of science and exploration, but also to look at the current state of NASA. [...]
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Teterboro, the slippery slope
This week, The Leader reports on the proposal to dice up Teterboro and let the surrounding towns enjoy the economic positives of the municipality’s ratables (read more Page A1). It makes sense for the other nearby towns in Bergen County to want a piece of the Teterboro pie. With so few residents and yet so many great [...]
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Sports Complex is too pricey
Fans of Jon Bon Jovi were met with a steep parking fee at his recent concerts at the New Meadowlands Stadium. For each vehicle, $25 had to be forked over. Coupling this news with the already exorbitant price of concert and football tickets, plus the fact that the New York Giants and New York Jets [...]
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Thoughts on graduation
By John Soltes (June 3, 2010) — Right before I graduated from high school, I would have loved to receive some honest advice about college and the giant steps I would be taking in the near future. I remember graduation day being a mixed bag of emotions. I was happy to finally be free from the [...]
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Earth week?
By John Soltes (April 29, 2010) — Earth Day has come and gone, but hopefully the message of the environmental checkpoint has not faded. Too often we address the problems and challenges facing the environment with easily digestible time frames like Earth Day or Arbor Day. But this concern should not begin and end with these [...]
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Blues laws have to go
By John Soltes (April 1, 2010) — Last week, I reported on the proposal by Gov. Chris Christie that the blue laws in Bergen County, which prohibit the sales of certain items on Sundays, should be repealed. The measure, which could save New Jersey residents approximately $65 million in sales tax revenue, is one that has [...]
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Sick, vacation days are public record
By John Soltes (Jan. 21, 2010) — This week, Senior Reporter Susan C. Moeller reveals the findings to an investigation by The Leader that lasted several months and included many appeals to the Borough of East Rutherford for official records and explanations for strange notations on these documents. Throughout the process of reporting, the borough was unwilling to [...]
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