CORRECTION:?? In last week’s article, I erroneously stated that a guidance counselor at Mainland High School earned $103,000.??? That individual is Supervisor of the Child Study Team–the highest paid guidance counselor earns $84,000.??? I also erroneously stated that the football […]

Last Minute Thoughts on Next Tuesday’s Election (2006) By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist 1. Who gets to be County Clerk is NOT important.?? Atlantic County Republicans spent a lot of money on ads and mailings to bash Democrat candidate Ed

George Washington: Leader and Scientific Innovator Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ??? Earlier this month, the state legislature repealed a state law that required public schools to teach students the meaning of Veterans Day.?? That action was rightly criticized by Atlantic

By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ? You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, Well you just might find You get what you need. ????? Mick Jagger & Keith Richards: 1969 ??? Two weeks ago, voters

Mainland’s Second-Rate Foreign Language Training By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ??? Josh (fictitious name–real Mainland Regional High School student) had a gift for foreign languages.??? He went to grade school in Europe and was fluent in French.? When his family

‘Affordable Housing’ Programs Don’t Work, Because We Don’t Want Them To By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ? ??? We have all sorts of “affordable housing” programs in New Jersey.?? We have ?public housing authorities? that pay top dollar for houses

NJEA Demands More of Your Tax Dollars By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ??? Every year since Democrat Governor Jim McGreevey became governor in 2002, New Jersey has increased state taxes by about $2 billion each year.?? The overall state budget

By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ??? This Tuesday, 554 of New Jersey’s 603 school districts will hold special elections to choose board members and approve or reject budgets.?? These elections are meaningless propaganda tools, just like the ones used by

NJ Zoning Laws: Costly, Corrupt, Unfair, Unncecessary By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ??? In 1903, the Leeds Family of Atlantic City owned an old wooden hotel at North Carolina Avenue and the Boardwalk called the Chalfonte.?? In September, at the

By Seth Grossman, Political Columnist ? ?Stockton College and almost every high school in South Jersey have history, government, and current events classes during school, and political science, debate, or “community service” clubs after school. ?Almost all of them invite