Lawrence Ledger Opinion
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Check out the “fun” in fungi
How many times have you bent down to check out a mushroom, only to be told, “Stop! It may be poisonous!”
New Jersey has several...
Action must be taken to protect our votes
To the editor:
Less than four months remain before one of the most consequential elections of our time, and New Jersey is one of five...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Too hot to think? Studies shows heat affects your brain
During summer heat waves, you know your body will be hot and sluggish. But did you know that your brain is affected by the heat...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Love NJ’s outdoors? Take action now.
What do Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens, Jesse Allen Park in Newark, Camden Waterfront Park, theGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Island Beach State Park and Paterson’s Great Falls National Historic Park have in common?
These...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: New Jersey’s official reptile, the bog turtle
In 1974, reptile researcher Robert Zappalorti captured a female bog turtle in a Sussex County swamp. In keeping with protocols, he marked the turtle...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: These New Jersey plants have an appetite for insects
In the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” a mysterious Venus flytrap in a florist shop reveals its appetite for human flesh and blood.
Fortunately, there’s no...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Explore the Pine Barrens through paddles, hikes and tours
New Jersey may be the nation’s most densely populated state, but how many of its citizens know the Pine Barrens?
The Pine Barrens wilderness includes...
Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy is unjust
To the editor:
I write this letter as an educator of over 45 years serving children and the communities of Lawrence Township, Flemington Raritan, and...
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