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According to the MIT living wage calculator, a living wage in Elizabeth is $17.53/hour for someone with no children. The living wage is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The same calculations show a living wage that each individual must earn to supportContinue reading “Elizabeth residents struggle with weak income as politicians get rich off taxes”

Sen. Joe Cryan has placed himself at the center of a growing storm touching on abortion, gun violence, and white nationalism, irritating Elizabeth Democrats and turning himself into a high-profile political target as voters prepare to cast ballots in the Democratic primary election. Cryan cast the deciding vote that closed six Planned Parenthood clinics inContinue reading “Cryan at center of storm over abortion, gun violence and white nationalism”

In the wake of the alarming frequency of mass shootings plaguing the United States, attorney and writer Michael Coblenz has put forward an unconventional proposal to tackle the issue: rebranding. Coblenz suggests renaming “mass shootings” as “Second Amendment Celebrations,” arguing that this shift in terminology would emphasize the exercise of the constitutional right to bearContinue reading “Writer suggests embracing America’s mass shootings with a little flair”

There are many dimensions to the campaign for mayor in Roselle—with a dark money PAC directed by Senator Joe Cryan that is disparaging his 2021 opponent, Jamel Holley, as he seeks to return to the job he had in 2012, and evidence surfacing to show that the incumbent covered up a criminal record that landedContinue reading “All politics may be local but sometimes it is deeply personal, instead”

If Black women begin mammography screening every other year starting at age 40, breast cancer deaths could be reduced by 57 percent compared to starting screening 10 years later, according to analyses conducted by a modeling team that is part of the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET), funded by the National Cancer Institute. TheContinue reading “Breast cancer death cut by 57% if Black women start mammography at 40”

By Catherine H. Tinsley Despite decades of research on how to prevent organizational disasters, they still occur all too frequently. To wit: On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, owned by Transocean and leased by British Petroleum (BP), exploded, killing 11 crewmembers and injuring several more. Millions of gallons of oil spilled intoContinue reading “Lessons learned in blood: We keep failing to prevent man-made disasters”

Memorial Day means different things to many people — some might merely consider it a long weekend off from work or school, while others associate it with backyard barbecues and the unofficial start of summer. But the holiday’s meaning is much deeper than that. It is a solemn occasion to honor military service members whoContinue reading “Memorial Day is a solemn occasion, not a happy holiday”

Roselle Mayor Donald Shaw has made news by evicting a disabled senior citizen from his home of 24 years, failing to disclose his criminal conviction for selling heroin when he was hired as recreation director, and running up nearly $5000 in EZ Pass violations but instead of responding to requests for interviews, he is takingContinue reading “Drug dealing Mayor attacks First Amendment with desperate lawsuit”

In a landmark environmental case with far-reaching implications, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an Idaho couple, dealing a significant blow to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its efforts to protect the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS). The unanimous decision by the court found that the land owned by the IdahoContinue reading “U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against EPA, Impacting Waters of the U.S.”