Tag: government
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“Gonna be a Bumpy Ride”
The Central Virginia Progressive-The DAVISReport sends us Foreshadowing the “R” Word- A Day Late and Many Dollars Short Our Government is finally admitting what seems to surprise only them, that we are in a recession and have been for some time. “Duh”?! The following is a re-posting of a previous entry on this blog originally…
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Leadership
President-Elect Barack Obama Holds First Press Conference Transcript of the news conference: Obama: Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. This morning, we woke up to more sobering news about the state of our economy. The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consecutive month that our economy has shed jobs. In…
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BLEAK ASSESSMENT OF WAR ON DRUGS; Torricelli Issues Report
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, April 5, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | A34 Although winnable, the war on drugs is now being lost, at least on the international front. That was the conclusion of Rep. Robert G. Torricelli, D-Englewood, in a status report he gave…
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VICTORY FOR JAIL COULD BE A LOSS; Hearings Resume on Overcrowding
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 29, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 5 Star | NEWS | Page B01 In an ironic twist to a class-action suit seeking to reduce overcrowding at the Bergen County Jail, a high-ranking county official says the county could wind up a loser if it…
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N.J. BRIDGING RIFT WITH MUSLIMS
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Monday, October 7, 1991 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A05 A faux pas by state Attorney General Robert J. Del Tufo for which he has since apologized is serving to bridge a perceived chasm between the Department of Law and Public…
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MEDIA UNFAIR, TEAMSTERS LOCAL SAYS
By MICHAEL O. ALLEN | Sunday, October 6, 1991 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A07 Members of Teamsters Local 560 marched to the state’s largest media outlets Saturday to protest what they called unfair news coverage of the union’s battle with government to elect its own leaders. Starting with…
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SETTLEMENT IN WORKS FOR JAIL OVERCROWDING LAWSUIT
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, July 25, 1991 The Record (New Jersey) | Four Star B | NEWS | Page B01 A 1988 federal lawsuit seeking to reduce overcrowding and improve conditions at the Bergen County Jail is nearing a settlement, the state Public Advocate Department says. “We still have to…
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SCHUBER LEADS REGIONALIZATION TALKS
In the first of what new Bergen County Executive William “Pat” Schuber said he hopes will become regular meetings of municipal leaders, representatives of 45 county communities met with him Saturday to talk about regionalization and consolidation of services.
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COUNCILMAN TIPS OFF POLICE TO BURGLARY
When he left home to go on a walk with his 9-year-old daughter Thursday night, little did Councilman Paul Ostrow know that he would witness a burglary, then start a manhunt.
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BROTHER OF JERSEY CITY MAYOR CHARGED WITH DRUNKEN DRIVING
Thomas W. McCann, acting head of the Hudson County Parks Division and brother of Mayor Gerald McCann, was charged Saturday with drunken driving.