R. William Potter

»Opinion: The Battle for the Emily Fisher Charter School
The DOE says the Trenton-based school isn't doing its job, but some state percentages suggest that may not be so.
»Opinion: 'Blighted' by Any Other Name . . .
The law forbids the use of the 'B' word, but 'redevelopment' is just playing games with language.
»Opinion: Christie's Call for Compassion, a Good First Step
Drug courts -- which sentence users to treatment programs rather than jail time -- are not a panacea.
»Opinion: Don't Let NIMBY Derail NJ's Medical Marijuana Law
Not in my backyard is inherently opposed to what makes citizens out of individuals.
»Opinion: A Compassion War Against Drug Users
A dose of compassion needed to end the War on Drug Users.
»Opinion: Clean Needle Bill -- Over the Counter Compassion
The Assembly votes today on a bill that could save tens of thousands of lives and millions of dollars.
»Opinion: Beyond Defense, in Praise of the SBC
The SBC is an easy target, one that saves commercial ratepayers $11.00 for ever $1.00 invested in it.
»Opinion: New Jersey Can't Afford a 'Nuclear Renaissance'
The smart money in the energy industry should be going to solar power.
»Opinion: The Solar Opposition -- Left. Right. Wrong.
These days, arguments against subsidizing solar energy substitute ideology for facts.
»Opinion: Flood Control, a Misguided Veto
A statewide flood control law could leave New Jersey high and dry.
»Opinion: Hurricane Tea Party, an Ill Wind
There's something very wrong when the extreme right comes out against trying to save lives.
»Opinion: The BPU, The Garden State's Green Jobs Machine
An obscure legal clause gives the Board of Public Utilities the ability to fund green jobs.
»Opinion: Helping Steer the BPU Back on Track
NJ's recent solar surge owes more to federal tax policies than to subsidies offered by the Board of Public Utilities.
»Opinion: Will Gov. Chris Christie Rescue the U.S. Economy?
Default on the U.S. debt is unthinkable. Is there a superhero in the state?
»Opinion: Eminent Domain, The Next Bipartisan Target for Reform
New laws are needed now; the Supreme Court can only take eminent domain reform so far.
»Opinion: Gov. Chris Christie and the Myth of Solar Subsidies
According to the Energy Master Plan, solar power is financed on the backs of overburdened consumers.
»Opinion: Tom Kean -- Moderate, Bipartisan, Tea Party Ideologue?
Republican Party's elder statesman supports Gov. Christie's "option" to defy the state Supreme Court.
»Opinion: One Law for the Banks, One for the Rest of Us
A newly issued court order fails to punish banks for the phony foreclosures that have already taken place.
»Opinion: Grassroots Help for New Jersey's Homeless Veterans
Five Rutgers grads build a veterans assistance program in memory of a fallen friend.
»Opinion: The State Attorney General Goes MIA
Robo-signing and fraudulent foreclosures will cost some 65,000 New Jerseyans their homes this year.
»Opinion: Solar Critics Should Get Their Facts Straight
Instead of criticizing incentives and subsidies, solar naysayers need to get a little closer to the numbers.
»Opinion: Let Us Now Praise Judicial Activism
The New Jersey State Supreme Court's proud stand against potentially fraudulent documents and negligent or unethical law firms.
»Opinion: The Worst Is Yet to Come for NJ's Foreclosure Crisis
It's time to make the robo-signing banks and the mortgage lenders help clean up the mess they've made.
»Opinion: Concerning AIDS and the State Legislature
It's long past time for over-the-counter syringe sales in New Jersey.
»Opinion: Speaking Truth to Power in Mt. Holly
Under the guise of 'redevelopment,' Mount Holly has been carrying out what amounts to 'socio-economic cleansing' of lower-income areas.
»Opinion: Memo to Gov. Christie: Remember What Tom Kean Did
Starving the public sector: the flaw in the administration's economic policy.
»Opinion: Policy, Poverty, and Homelessness
Two relatively unknown programs can change the lives of thousands of impoverished New Jerseyans.
»Opinion: Time to Retire the Worst Tax of All
Why is the property tax so bad? Let us count the ways.

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