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THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY The Swamps of Jersey, Frank Nagler Mysteries Book One: They buried everything in the Old Iron Bog. But who buried the young woman? And why does the ring she was wearing remind Detective Frank Nagler of his old girlfriend? “You can practically smell the corruptive influences and the dank, putrid odor of the swamp in this book. A gritty crime novel that could be ripped from the headlines.” https://www.amazon.com/Swamps-Jersey-Michael-Stephen-Daigle-ebook/dp/B0DGYFCFML?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5PuY3o2z7o1AOorAzpirYsZ
Category Archives: Commentary
I’m sorry you hate me
I’m sorry that you hate me. It’s not that you’d admit you hate me, but you do. You scowl at me when I serve your coffee a moment too late because your time is more important than mine. Or don’t … Continue reading
ALICE in the real world
While writing “The Swamps of Jersey,” my political novel, I included a scene when the protagonist, Frank Nagler and his then-third-grade girlfriend (and later his wife) Martha Shannon, are walking home from school: “They stopped and spoke with everyone on … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Swamps of New Jersey", ALICE, United Way, working poor
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Six bucks a week
One of the topics raised this week on Julie Briggs’ radio talk show on WMTR was the potential increase in the New Jersey minimum wage. The thoughtful Republican legislator from Morris County said in conversations with business owners they had … Continue reading
If politicians treat poor people like they treat dirt roads, we’re all in trouble
Seven-hundred-sixty-nine thousand-nine-hundred. I wrote the number out so you’d have to read each word. If that many small businesses were threatened with failure, you can bet there’d be an outcry. If that many utility poles fell, the state would be … Continue reading
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Tagged ALICE, dirt roads, education, Health care, poverty, United Way of Norhern New Jersey
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The “Tallahatachie Bridge Solution” Version Two
Given that there is a continuing effort by male legislators to write laws telling women what they can and have to do, I present this alternative. It’s called “Legislation to resolve the on-going problem of pollution caused by things jumping … 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
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Tagged affordable housing, Morristown, New Jersey, Newark, suburbs, United Way
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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
A sailor’s life: Little America, 1939-1941
In 1939, my father, Joseph Austin Daigle, 21, was a member of the crew that accompanied Adm. Richard E. Byrd on a two-year voyage to Antarctica, a mission known as “Little America III.” This is the 74th anniversary of the … Continue reading →
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