Pupils deserve best care possible from nurses
     The Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped (ASAH), a group of 142 private schools that receive state and local financing, has successfully lobbied the New Jersey State Board of Education to remove the requirement for at least one full-time equivalent certified school nurse in every
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Human relations commission supports continued monitoring of police
     About eight years ago, the Monmouth County Human Relations Com-mission (MCHRC) adopted the mission of eliminating racial profiling by state and local police.
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Mayor's decision to retain board's attorney is puzzling
     The front page of the July 12, 2006, News Transcript greets readers with the line: "Another day, another lawsuit" relating to the Sunny Acres development fiasco with the Marl-boro Planning Board originally reported in May of this year. The Sunny Acres project involving an "all-star lineup" of develo
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Former mayor claims DiBella is distorting the record
     During the 1930s, the German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels implemented the theory of the "Big Lie." Essentially, if you tell the people something long enough even if it is not true in order to further your own cause, they will eventually believe it and accept it as being true.
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Water conservation efforts remain a New Jersey priority
     On May 8, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Com-missioner Lisa Jackson declared a drought watch for the entire state of New Jersey. That watch is still in effect as precipitation, stream flow and ground water levels remain below normal.
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Parent irked with decision to cancel trip to Florida
     I read with interest your July 19 story about the debate between the parents and students over the Marlboro middle schools' Florida trip. I have also learned that at this week's Board of Education meeting, notwithstanding the opinions of the parents and students, the board voted to limit this year's
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