July 17, 2008 RSS feed / Letters

Organ donors should be first to benefit from donations

Regarding your July 10 story, "Pre- and posttransplant patients offered support," Stanley Epstein was very lucky to get a heart transplant. Over half of the 99,000 Americans on the national waiting list will die before they get a transplant. More...

Legislators thanked for preservation of Shore Fund

The Jersey Shore Partnership, on behalf of everyone who enjoys the shore, thanks the legislators who helped preserve the annual $25 million stable source of funding for shore protection and beach renourishment. More...

Buying local will keep Garden State green

Fresher taste. Greater food safety. Shorter distance from farm to plate. Support for nearby farmers. The arguments for buying locally grown agricultural products have been building for years. More...

Domestic ducks, geese are deserving of concern, caring

Go to any pond or lake in the summer and you will see swimming among wild waterfowl, domestic ducks and geese. These birds - often white Pekin ducks or Mother Goose-type geese - were once Easter pets or the result of school hatching projects. More...

Take advantage of State Library's programs

With summer recess upon us, many parents are thinking of ways to keep their children's minds and bodies active after those first weeks of euphoric freedom erode to boredom. More...

For the Record

Due to an editing error, a letter to the editor written by Cindy Zipf of Clean Ocean Action that appeared in the June 26 Examiner incorrectly stated, "The entire Atlantic Coast contains a total potential of several months of oil and about 112 years More...