Local citizen says he will not ‘whine for Baghdad’      For the most part, I am a quiet, passive man, and a recent AARP recipient whose thoughts and opinions usually go no further than the boundaries of my kitchen table. More ... VFW member urges Memorial Day reflection      This Memorial Day, more than any other in recent memory, must not be ignored. More ... Columnist finds radio host Rush Limbaugh torturous John Aden Lewis Guest Column      To paraphrase the philosopher Karl Popper: A foolish man spends his life trying to prove what he already knows; a wise man, on the other hand, spends his life trying to disprove what he claims to know. More ... Stroke survivor warns women of risk factors      I’m a survivor. I’m a survivor of two major strokes — one at age 30 and a second stroke this past March 2, at age 38. As the single mother of two, a New Jersey resident, and a New Jersey survivor spokeswoman for the American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign and the American Stroke Associa... More ...