We are a nation of consumers, and as such we like our labels.
With food we need to know if it is sugar free, caffeine free, or fat free. With religion we need to know is it Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu. With politics we need to know if it’s Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Independent.
We need [...]
Martin Luther King Day may be a good time to take stock of the issue of prejudice in New Jersey.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the few agencies in the country monitoring hate groups, New Jersey is presently ranked 3rd — having moved up a notch from 4th place. A listing [...]
The first regular council meeting of 2012 in Oakland, NJ was dominated by appointments to various local commissions and committees.
This also included appointments for professional services, and these annual appointments provide an opportunity to examine government reform efforts in New Jersey.
It is of no surprise that many private citizens in New Jersey are working to [...]
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The celebration of Martin Luther King Day on January 16th is an important holiday for an important figure in American history. In addition to the advancements in civil rights and American values that King achieved during his lifetime, his promotion of non-violent civil disobedience [...]
Valentine’s Day is coming, and The Journal is posting a list of 10 ideas to help celebrate the day. The list is going up early because most of the ideas don’t involve much money, but may involve a little extra time.
This list is compilation from different sources; we’ve expanded on most, and a few are [...]
12 Things for a Better New You Year
Be More Curious
Wonder more about things. Whether it’s art, music, politics or science, be more curious. Ask a few additional “whys” and then go seek the answers.
Make a Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is usually associated with a holy place, but you can define your own. Maybe it’s your hometown where [...]
God is Born
The history of the cosmos
is the history of the struggle of becoming.
When the dim flux of unformed life
struggled, convulsed back and forth upon itself,
and broke at last into light and dark
came into existence as light,
came into existence as cold shadow
then every atom of the cosmos trembled with delight.
Behold, God is born!
He is bright [...]
The holiday season brings with it many joys, and many questions.
A lot of the questions revolve around Santa Claus, and how can he be real. How can an old overweight man travel the earth delivering toys to children? How can his reindeer fly? How can he carry all those toys? How can he fit down [...]
The mayors of Franklin Lakes & Wyckoff recently joined NJ’s Governor during a speech in Teaneck where Christie was seeking to build momentum for an end to “sick day payouts”
“It is something to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful, but it is more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which we morally can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest [...]
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sponsored by the Municipal Alliances of Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff, John Halligan came to speak to students at Ramapo Valley and Indian Hills high schools, and he also spoke to parents in an evening session.
Mr. Halligan conducted two presentations at Indian Hills and will follow with two at Ramapo; one designed specifically for parents [...]
“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!”…and thanks to American veterans
Preliminary numbers indicate a sweep for Oakland women with Linda Schwager winning the mayoral race, and Sandra Coira and Betsy Stagg winning the council seats.
Schwager 1746, Szabo 1634, Stagg 1714, Coira 1693, Lesher 1606,Kulmala 1588
This scandal impacts both Mr. Wright and any other private citizen in the United States who may choose to author a Letter to The Editor - leading to speculation that the scandal will garner both regional and national attention.
The Oakland Business Association, initiated by Charles Wright and formally announced by Linda Schwager at an Oakland town council meeting this September, has launched their new website, ThinkOakland.org.
The website, providing a preview of things to come, offers businesses and residents participation in what is described as “a new kind of value to businesses and the [...]
Cablevision subscribers can view the debate daily on Channel 77, and Verizon subscribers can view it on Channel 45.
October is National Bully Prevention Month, it follows September which is National Suicide Prevention Awareness. Reversing the order would probably make more sense, as bullying often can lead to suicide, substance abuse, and most often depression.
An analysis of the Occupy Wall Street movement
OWS, Occupy Wall Street, is a protest campaign that originated in NYC. Protesters occupy public spaces to protest, primarily, the failures of the United States government.
Inspired by the Spring uprising that led to the fall of tyrannical regimes in Africa and The Middle East. Americans are now gathering [...]
The story of bringing sewers to Oakland is an annual election year debate, for decades. This year is no exception, and The Journal hopes to provide some structure to the options available.
Whether Oakland needs sewers to improve its downtown district is a matter of debate, but the options of how to implement a sewer system [...]
