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The Record, Bergen County, NJ, August 31, 2005

Editorial

Broadening Goals for the Millions More Movement

AN ABUNDANCE of goodwill grew out of 1995's Million Man March. And there were many individual stories of black men who followed through on their pledge to better themselves, their families and their communities. Derek Boone of Englewood is one of those success stories. The march inspired him to join more community organizations, work on community issues, and try his hand at and small business venture.

How We Bungled Iraq

WHO LOST Iraq? Someday, as a fragmented Iraq spirals further into religious madness, terrorism and civil war, there will be a bipartisan inquiry into this blundering intrusion into another people's history. The crucial question will be why a "preemptive" American invasion - which has led to the deaths of nearly 2,000 Americans, roughly 10 times as many Iraqis, the expenditure of about $200 billion and incalculable damage to the United States' global reputation - has had exactly the opposite e...

Getting Wal-Mart, Home Depot to Pay Health Bills

IT SHOULD NOT be surprising that some people who work for low wages enroll in New Jersey's FamilyCare program to get health benefits. Nor should it be surprising that these people are disproportionately employed by big-box stores and other retailers, by supermarkets, and by nursing homes. A liberal advocacy group, New Jersey Policy Perspective, has now established that this is indeed the case. It says this is wrong, that it means the state is subsidizing some quite profitable firms, like Wal-...

Give Summer Back to Kids ; Why Open School so Early?

LOOK, I was a kid once, and I still think like a kid, so the kid in me - and the adult in me - needs to say this right now: School starts in September.

Katrina's Catastrophe ; Huge Hurricane's Lesson Is Preparedness

BE PREPARED. That's the lesson from Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it has inflicted on Louisiana, Mississippi, and to a lesser extent, Alabama and Florida. The huge amount of damage has made Katrina one of the worst storms ever to hit the nation.

Other Editorials ; Bolton's Bad Beginning

After 1 1/2 years of studies and negotiations, the United Nations recently came up with a draft proposal calling for extensive internal reforms and world action against injustice, poverty and environmental catastrophe. Last week, soon after being appointed U.N. ambassador by President Bush, John Bolton may have sabotaged the entire effort. Now that's getting things done.