Breaking the Cycle: Cape May Needs Competitive Elections
Hubris. The dictionary gives us synonyms like arrogance, overconfidence and extreme pride. For the ancient Greeks hubris was when mere mortals thought they could challenge...
View ArticleOff-Cycle Voting Undermines Democracy
Have you noticed how many separate elections in Cape May County are designed to avoid rather than engage voters? There are three types of off-cycle...
View ArticlePublic Office, Private Agendas: The Battle for Government Transparency
“Whenever the people are well informed they may be trusted with their own government.” Those words from Thomas Jefferson are not likely to be framed...
View ArticleTracking the Millions: Where Did Cape May County’s Pandemic Funds Go?
Starting in 2020, tens of millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funding flowed into New Jersey. Cape May County received $44.8 million for 15...
View Article‘Is THAT Your Home?’
Once upon a time, in a faraway woods, stood a house. In that house lived a family of five. It would never be on a...
View ArticlePatricia’s Childhood and the Homeless Issue
I am very familiar with my wife’s family background and have walked around the black houseshe described. When I joined the family, however, I had...
View ArticleZoning Cripples Opportunities for Affordable Housing
A major crisis facing Cape May County is the lack of decent housing that young working families can afford. Many who work hard to support...
View ArticleA Boy, a Ship, and a Journey Through Time
Usually, when there is a light topic in this space, it is written by my wife, Patricia. This time, I’m going to take a stab...
View ArticleTaxed to the Brink: Why New Jersey Needs Real Reform
Outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy has once again acted like a sailor on leave, proposing the largest budget in state history – more than $58 billion....
View ArticleWhat Tax Rates Don’t Tell Us About County Spending
Just over two weeks ago, County Commission Director Len Desiderio addressed the county chamber of commerce, calling the 2025 county budget “our best ever.” He...
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