Monthly Archives: December 2013

 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Migrant Worker Camps in Wake of Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” [Intro: in case its not obvious, the context for this post was all the fawning press coverage of Michelle Obama’s White House vegetable garden. In … Continue reading →

Similar Executive Orders – Similar Records – Similar Corporate Interests President Obama is a liberal champion of strong EPA regulations, right? And Gov. Christie is a conservative Republican who hates “job killing red tape” and promotes “regulatory relief” for his … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote about what I see as the underlying controversy in the open space funding debate about fairness, so today just a brief note on what I see as policy flaws in the open space program that should be … Continue reading →

Accountability applies to friend and foe alike. Tom Johnson, NJ’s senior and best and most reliable environmental reporter, lost his edge on this one and gave DEP, polluters, and Senate Environment Committee Chairman Bob Smith a big wet kiss. His … Continue reading →

We Want Your Money and We Want It – Now! The taboo politics underlying the Open Space funding dispute The wonky title of this post sounds like a good research proposal – perhaps I should submit it to Dodge? 🙂 … Continue reading →