Every Republican who’s ever denied or tried to minimize the hideously destructive reality of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, should be required to sit and listen to the testimony of Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards. And if it takes strapping them into a chair and propping open their eyelids “A […]

What happened to KPOOM?

In thinking about possible new gun legislation in America, I was reminded of “Dragnet,” that iconic television show from the fifties that spawned the line “Just the facts, ma’am.” Rather than mount a soap box, let’s just present some facts. A 2018 Small Arms Survey reported that there are over one billion small arms distributed […]

Brunswick mural must tell the real story of town’s history I add my concern to that expressed in the June 7, 2022, Times Record op-ed about the proposed Cabot Mill mural (“Proposed Cabot Mill Mural Misses the Mark“). The mural design does not match our community’s growing awareness and wish to understand better our shared […]

Perfection not achieved! Three art critics wrote a guest column (“Proposed Cabot Mill mural misses the mark,” June 7), before it is even up! They say the artwork doesn’t reveal enough about the site’s history, including its dark parts, and the process of developing the project was not inclusive enough. Whatever its imperfections, Brunswick Public […]

As they head to the polls to cast a ballot in primaries, voters may find themselves staring at a long list of candidates. In most cases, these primaries are winner-take-all. Whoever gets the most votes will represent their party in November. There were seven candidates on the GOP primary ballot in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional […]

Americans are so angry about so many things — with partisan politics topping the list. Politics is important, to be sure, because as we know from experience the ideas and policies implemented by our highly fallible government leaders can have beneficial and/or grave outcomes. But in the social media era — as we carry our […]