Michael Stephen Daigle
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Category Archives: Commentary
Inside the political bell jar
They came and talked, the politicians did. Talked about all the important legislation they are working on in the state’s capitol, talked about all the important issues they are debating, gently chided the other side for inaction, or proudly declared … Continue reading
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Tagged Family Promise, Housing Alliance, Housing Partnership, NewBridge, Politics, transportation
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Time to praise those who do
The remarkable part about Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s recent announcement that his state would sign up for the Medicaid expansion proposed in the health care reform law was not that Scott, a virulent opponent of the law, agreed to the … Continue reading
Here’s one more good idea
Shoes, medicine, clothes, car repairs, a new coat, toys for a child’s birthday, books, music, furniture, replace a broken phone, a washing machine, a new television, pay a few more bills, put aside a little more, bring home some fresh … Continue reading
Who greets Johnny when he comes marching home
This is where the pretense ends. The utilitarian room at the New Jersey National Guard Armory in Morristown, with concrete floors and bleachers, is the space from which generations of soldiers departed for duty; the space where they returned to … Continue reading
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Tagged Homelessness, Morris County, Operation Stand Down, veterans
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Finding courage
A couple of seasons ago in an episode of the British sci-fi series “Doctor Who” the Doctor is faced with a harsh choice: Either terminate the brain functions of a Star Whale or allow space-bound Britain to explode. While this … Continue reading
Homeless or not, we’ll all be at this event
You don’t know what sliding your arms into a new winter coats feel like until you’ve not had one for a while. You don’t what it’s like to nurse a single cup of hot coffee for a couple of hours … Continue reading
We need a new language
On the Friday after the presidential election I was up at 2 a.m. and found myself watching the Bill Mahar Show that was broadcast the Sunday before the election. With all the wisdom of hindsight, I watched a former Republican … Continue reading
We are not victims
I had my first job when I was 13, and paid my first income tax when I was 17, when I got my first job that paid real money. It wasn’t much, but then the minimum wage was $1.25. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged cops, life, not victims, shop owners, taxes, teachers, Workers
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What 2006 tells us about 2012
I was doing some research for a piece on the latest ALICE report issued by the United Way of Northern New Jersey, when I came across a February 2006 story from the Gannett News Service about President Bush’s proposed 2007 … Continue reading
New Jersey: Walking into the future, looking backward
Nearly 40 years ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that municipalities could not use their zoning powers to exclude certain residents from moving in. The suit was based on a complaint filed by a South Jersey chapter of the … Continue reading →