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Why daylight savings time all year might be a good idea  

One of the most welcoming things about spring is the return to Daylight Savings Time, when, like clockwork, we exchange dark mornings and nights...

Teens aren’t giving up cell phones, but there may be benefits if they do

Would it do us all some good to take a cell phone break? People who have gone without for a time describe having more interactions...

The future depends on affordable housing

Letter to the editor: As housing prices have skyrocketed in recent years, the shortage of affordable homes is making life impossible for hard-working families, hurting...

Why veterans are good for business – as owners 

A new program is making it possible for veterans to ease the financial burden of owning a business. Businesses owned by veterans and current military...

Letter to the Editor: James Camilli

Dear Editor, This is a reply to letter dated Feb. 19. Yes volunteerism is always valuable and important, but we should not overlook the role of...

Do we need another hero? Yes, because just one can enhance our lives

The late Tina Turner performed the song "We Don't Need Another Hero" in the 1985 film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome."  While the context of the...

The gift of time: Volunteers are crucial to the community

Volunteerism is alive and well in South Jersey. Three married couples were recently cited for their volunteer service in one area fire department, including providing...

Post-COVID student scores on rise, but still catching up 

It appears students may be recovering from low scores in reading and math that were the result of COVID. Though not out of the woods...

Teaching tools to cope  

According to the oft-cited psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. You could say another stage is...

Feb: 29: An extra day in the month to consider others   

February is blessed with an extra day in 2024: It's a leap year, a quadrennial event that means the final day of February is the...

Gov. Murphy disappoints with veto of invasive species bill

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Courtesy of Gail Hampshire Purple loosestrife. Spring is months away, but as warmer weather arrives we...

Resolve to make new year resolutions you can keep 

It's that time of year again, time to start the New Year's resolutions we made in a holiday spirit of confidence and determination and...

Day of memory, day of service 

Many of us know that Martin Luther King’s birthday is celebrated in January every year, usually on the third Monday of the month.  That places...

The past becomes the present

As often happens in history, what was old is often new again. But could anyone have anticipated the return of VHS? The VHS tape -...

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