Monthly Archives: December 2011

” … and the Painted Ponies Go Up and Down”

Circle Game (Listen) (~~~ Joni Mitchell, 1970) Yesterday, a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons they … Continue reading

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Point Taken

For the penultimate day of the year, I went back and found Point Mountain in the Hunterdon County Musconetcong River Reservation. I parked at the trail head off Point Mountain Road. The climb started after a few hundred feet, and … Continue reading

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DEP Wins Press Prize

Breaks Record for Press Releases Issued – New Roles The “Do Less With Less” DEP Does More Media I’m still working on The Year in Rebuke – (Part 3 – Issues), but in my research for writing that piece came … Continue reading

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Urban Development Funds Slashed, as Billions Spent on Militarized Police

NJ Spent Over $1.6 Billion – Ranked Fourth in the Nation in Homeland Security Spending Last week, I was disturbed by a page one NY Times story that reported that at a time US cities are suffering economic devastation, federal … Continue reading

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The Year in Rebuke – Part 2

(continuing from yesterday, here are photos from July – December): July Animal Rescue Operation Brings a New Friend A Friendly Reminder From DEP: Don’t Eat Toxic Crabs Where the Frack is the DEP Water Supply Master Plan Update? Sunrise Local … Continue reading

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