In a NY Times article on May 25, 2011, on Page A-19, it states that the New Jersey State Supreme Court has mandated that New Jersey raise spending to poor urban schools by $ 500 million next year. These sinkholes for educational funding include, e.g. Newark; Paterson; Camden; Trenton; Elizabeth; Passaic; Union City; Jersey City; etc. Well, I have bad news for our State Supreme Court on their ruling. Principal Joe Clark could not save Paterson and if Cory Booker gets double the $ 200 million from...

“Fame, I want to live forever”.  These words sung by Irene Cara echoed off the walls of the School of the Performing Arts as talented teens strive for the stars. We all marveled at the brilliance of these performers.  But for the brilliant and talented teens in Fort Lee, their dream appears to be dead. The APA dance program has been dismantled, a victim of budget cuts.  Their inspiration, Ms. Claudia Cutler, a teacher with twenty years professional dance experience, has been given notice. The re...

I do not know what God’s grand scheme is yet, but I do believe God has an off-beat sense of humor.  How else could we possibly explain the relocation of every bad driver in New Jersey to Fort Lee?! Several mornings each week, while dropping my daughter off at School #1, I watch the large black Cadillac, driven by a well-dressed businessman, pull up and park illegally in front of Boston Market, clearly dropping his wife off to get coffee at Starbucks.  He then waits there for her, ...