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This Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day.  To every Second Ward voter, I respectfully request your vote for a term on the Plainfield City Council, and hope I have impressed you with my ideas.  I have not shied away from … Continue reading →

Still angry three years after the fact, I have some observations to offer about why we lost Muhlenberg Hospital.  These conditions must be addressed before we have any chance of getting it back. Between 1987 and 1994, I practiced law with … Continue reading →

It has been 3 years now since Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center closed.  It was both the largest employer and the largest taxpayer in Plainfield, not to mention the place where almost everyone in town went, when they needed hospitalization, emergency room … Continue reading →

One of the most embarrassing things about New Jersey, politically speaking, is the common practice by which business entities and professionals who want to do business with local governments, or the State and its agencies, make campaign contributions to those … Continue reading →

Everyone complains about our high property taxes, but Plainfielders do not really pay more than people in most of the towns around us do.  Of course, if our homes had the value of similar properties in nearby towns, and were … Continue reading →

I know what many people think.  I must be crazy to want to serve the people of Plainfield’s 2nd Ward, a fractious bunch in the best of times.  I must be crazy to think anyone, even in the 2nd Ward, … Continue reading →

And now we get to the point where I start making waves about the labor affairs of the City of Plainfield.  I did a thorough review of the City Budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and compared them against … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago, when a courageous majority in the New Jersey Legislature joined with Governor Christie to rein in–and not very harshly at that–pension and benefit costs for public employees, we were treated to a rare sight.  Major … Continue reading →

I am running for City Council, among other reasons, to take back control of our local economy and to reduce our high tax burden.  One of the major topics I will address this fall is the role of high-cost labor … Continue reading →

In recent days, the news is full of reports about budgetary battles taking place in New Jersey, other states, and Washington, D.C.  President Obama demands that Congress raise the ceiling for our enormous national debt (can you say “fourteen trillion … Continue reading →