Flat-tax method best to fund education
      T alk to any elected official, and he or she will agree that the method of funding primary and secondary education is regressive. I'm sure these same officials understand that regression, as defined in the dictionary, is a movement backward to a previous and, especially, a worse or more primitive state or condition.
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Congrats go to Charity Challenge winners
      I want to thank the fairgoers who attended the 2008 Middlesex County Fair and helped support the 15 local area charities that participated in this year's Charity Challenge Event. Because of inclement weather on the fair's last day, we were not able to do our usual countdown and presentation of the sponsor prizes.
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Residents should fight to have toxic waste cleaned up
      A s a college student studying both earth and political science, I have come to understand the power residents have to impact their local environment. New Jersey currently has more than 20,000 toxic waste sites, the most of any state in the nation. If left unremediated or undetected, toxic sites will threaten human health and the surrounding ecosystems.
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Congressman should do the right thing, sign Lyme bill
      Thank you to the East Brunswick Public Library for its kind assistance with the screening of "Under Our Skin." The film addressed the failure of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and insurance companies to acknowledge the seriousness of Lyme disease and its devastating effects on patients.
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