Go Green fair
Free admission! At the Red Mill in Clinton on Saturday, September 18, from 10am to 4pm.
Exhibitors will include organics, energy, construction and more. There will also be music and food, seminars, and activities for children and adults.
For more info, contact Amy Hollander at 908-735-4101 Ext. 101.
Jersey Republicans raising taxes on families with developmentally disabled kids
You have to wonder what kind of priorities Gov. Christie has. After slashing taxes for millionaires, the Republicans in Trenton are trying to raise taxes on struggling families with developmentally disabled children.
Read the press release.
At least now we know what "GOP" really stands for
The oozing petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico will continue poisoning our water, land and air for years to come, destroying livelihoods, killing dolphins, pelicans, fish, shrimp and everything else in its path, yet the GOBP tells us that "drill, baby, drill" is still on, oil companies should be regulated less, and that taxpayers should foot the bill for a criminally negligent corporation that caused the deaths of 11 of its own employees because it saved a few dollars.
After all this time, the ONLY thing Congressman Leonard Lance has thought to say on the House floor was a moment of silence for the late Bob Franks. Is this the best Lance can do?
Meanwhile, Rush Holt's challenger, a Wall Street investment banker who wants to buy the election, has also said nothing to counter the standard GOBP platform of drill, baby drill.
Remember when the Republicans said "Corzine can't buy my vote? Do you think they say the same thing about Scott Sipprelle??
And does anyone still think voting Republican won't make you physically ill? It's one thing when Republican politicians loot the treasury, deny us health care, trash the Constitution, start wars based on lies and bail out white collar crooks while denying unemployment insurance to the crooks' victims. It's something quite different when their corporate patrons poison the country and stick us with the bill.
Congressman Rush Holt wins Man of the Year; Rosalie Efthim wins McWilliams Award; Kristin McCarthy wins Woman of the Year
Rep. Rush Holt (12th District) received the Democratic Man of the Year award at the annual spring brunch on May 23 at Beaver Brook Country Club. The County Democratic Committee bestowed the award on the Congressman for serving the communities during natural and man-made disasters, such as floods and financial crises.
Democracy for America leader Rosi Efthim won the Carey McWilliams award for organizing progressives in an area where Democrats are a minority. Efthim is also the Executive Editor of the BlueJersey.com blog. Named for the late Councilman, professor and godfather of Hunterdon's Democrats, the yearly award is given to those who tirelessly defend freedom and the American way of life. State Senator Loretta Weinberg presented the award.
For her tremendous work in supporting the people of Delaware Twp. and becoming the first Democrat to be elected to Twp. Committee in anyone's memory, Dr. Kristin McCarthy is the Woman of the Year. She accepted the award from County Vice Chair and Delaware resident Sam Thompson.
Historic health reform will save 30,000 lives a year and $1 trillion. Pre-existing conditions are history. Here's how health reform directly benefits New Jersey:
HEALTH CARE HERO:
Congressman Rush Holt (12th District) thinks health care reform is a good idea and voted for it.
HEALTH CARE ZERO:
Congressman Leonard Lance (7th District) thinks health care reform is a terrible idea and voted against it – AGAINST YOU. Lance has taken thousands of dollars from AFLAC and the insurance and health care lobbies.
If you don't like getting scammed by the insurance companies that contribute to Lance, help us replace Lance with Ed Potosnak. Visit www.EdPotosnak.com.
Republicans Doherty & McHose: No health care for you!
State Sen. Michael Doherty and Assemblywoman Alison McHose introduced legislation on Feb. 18 designed to prevent more New Jersey residents from obtaining health insurance. They want an amendment to the state constitution that "will nullify any law that mandates health coverage within New Jersey’s borders."
Perhaps it doesn't bother them that over 1.3 million residents of the state have no insurance and that over 1200 more people get added to that number every week. (At any moment, you could become one of them.) It also may not bother them that such a law would violate the United States Constitition, since state law cannot override federal law.
But heck, what does following the law matter when there's grandstanding to be done?
Recent letters to the editor and editorials
Letter: Freeholders should do better job of sharing resources
Letter: Hunterdon County freeholders are micro-managers
Editorial: Who wants to be friends of Hunterdon Freeholders with they rules they propose?
Editorial: Let's wait to see that report on Hunterdon County spending on lawyers
Hunterdon Dems and Democracy for America at the July 4 parade in Lebanon Borough
Lebanon knows how to throw a great July 4 parade. We have the pics.
Ed Potosnak for Congress (7th Dist.)
The Hunterdon County Democrats have endorsed Ed Potosnak (puh-TOZ-nik) for Congress in the 7th District, which includes the northern two thirds of the county.
Learn more about Ed and how to support his campaign at www.EdPotosnak.com.
Although these are difficult times in Hunterdon and the rest of the country, too many politicians in Washington don't understand that families are hurting. People are concerned that they won't have jobs, that they won't be able to afford health care for their families, and that they won't be able to leave an America that is better for their children than it was for them.
The seat is currently held by Rep. Leonard Lance. At the end of 2009, Lance reported receiving 60% of his campaign contributions from Wall Street firms, large banks and the insurance industry. Not surprisingly, Lance voted not to curb the banks that caused the financial crisis, voted not to prevent health insurance companies from discriminating because of "pre-existing conditions" and voted and spoke out against the Economic Recovery Act while simultaneously taking credit for bringing Recovery Act funds to Green Brook (Somerset Co.). If Lance's vote carried the day, Green Brook wouldn't get a dime for flood prevention.
Don't we deserve better than cynicism from a Washington insider who is more concerned with his own job security than he is with ours? Visit www.edpotosnak.com to learn how we can take central Jersey back from the corporate special interests.
How well do the people lining up for a Sarah Palin book signing understand the issues?
