Social safety nets would bankrupt middle class       Whether or not our troops should get out of Iraq will be debated for a long time, but several comments reader Rob Moir said in a letter published in the Sept. 19 edition of the Sentinel were quite alarming. Mr. Moir prefers that all of the money we spend on our troops and the war effort be spent ... More ... Donate to your local food pantry       What a beautiful time of year. The smell of fall is in the air. The leaves are turning colors, orange pumpkins are lying in the fields, and New Jersey is a sea of red for Rutgers. Sadly, for many families in Middlesex County, it is not a beautiful time of year. Life is a struggle. More ... It's not only about animal abuse       The recent pit bull cases of Michael Vick and DMX are about more than animal abuse. Each and every year in New Jersey, 250,000 pets are dumped at taxpayers' expense at local shelters. Irresponsible pet owners, pet hoarders and unscrupulous breeders have set off nonstop pet-population explosions. More ...