Loser Hall disrespect
I am writing regarding your witty headline “So Long, Loser”, which appeared in last week’s edition. As Paul Loser’s middle granddaughter, I find not only the headline, but the entire article offensive, misleading, and sensationalistic.
The purpose of my letter is not to re-litigate the case or the history behind it. You should know that the Loser family respects the college’s decision and the thoughtfulness with which they approached the situation, as saddened as we are by it.
You imply that there was a quid pro quo in the million dollar gift and the naming of the building. This is false. The decision to name the building after my grandfather was made entirely by the college administration, with no such request or demand from the family.
Your use of the phrase “notorious past” would be better suited to a gangster or drug dealer, not the man who served the community of Trenton and its students all his adult life. To ignore my grandfather’s good deeds, accomplishments, and love of education because of beliefs held many decades ago is unfair and biased. This article in no way reflects the man I grew up with and loved dearly.
My family has called Trenton home for decades and has served in many capacities to make Trenton a better place for all its citizens. This article does a disservice to all of us. My grandfather, especially, deserves better.
– Victoria Loser Gudritz, Suttons Bay, Michigan
Voter turnout in New Jersey
By increasing the voter turnout, the chances of taking back our communities from established politicians will increase immensely. The dismal percentage of registered voters that go to the polls every Election Day reflects the percentage of those ‘given’ the job in public sector, And in order to retain their jobs, they must follow the unwritten rule of voting for the politicians in power. By increasing voter turnout, we will increase the chance of choosing ‘our’ representatives. On June 6 primary election and on future elections, ask a registered voter that usually does not vote to go to the polls with you. If everyone does a little bit, no one has to do a lot. And we will spend less time complaining of the actions of the career politicians.
– Giancarlo D’Orazio (former Council President), Washington Township
Attack on America’s bald eagles
Ways not seen in generations. Rules on the release of pollutants are being relaxed. Climate change is not just being ignored but will be worsened by government support of the use and extraction of fossil fuels. Lands set aside to create natural sanctuaries are threatened by exploitation and commercial development. Dangerous pesticides are being approved without sufficient review. Worst of all for Bald Eagles (and other eaters of carrion) the use of lead shot has been recently approved for use on federal game lands; it leads to destruction of the nervous system and the ugliest death imaginable.
No matter your politics, if you love America (not just as an abstract concept but as a real place, full of magnificence and beauty) speak up and act in her defense.
It might seem a miracle that Bald Eagles now breed in a place like the city of Lambertville, but if so it was a miracle enabled by the hard work of concerned Americans with the support of a functioning EPA (created in 1972 by Richard Nixon). But, if you can’t bring yourself to care about America’s Bald Eagles, care about her children, whose future is threatened as well.
– Mike Mann, Stockton
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