N.J. Pension Reform: Screaming at it or solving it?

Wendell Steinhauer, NJ Teachers' Union President, on NJTV, 02/07

The impact of a headline appearing in the print edition of a newspaper that is unlike that for the same story written by the same author on the same day in that newspaper’s digital edition can project a significantly skewed message.

EXAMPLE:  (At least for those who care for such distinctions.)

Thursday’s print edition of The Star-Ledger displayed a front-page, above-the-fold banner that read, “N.J. Unions’ Outrage,” while the headline for the same story in the digital edition read, “Second try on N.J. pension overhaul a much bigger lift.”

Both statements are true, but the second banner published on the Internet emphasizes a more practical view of the problem and attempts to move past highly-charged feelings.

Some thoughts about tomorrow and for some, a pause for meaning

Good reading, whatever your persuasion.

For Christians worldwide, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.  It represents the first day of Lent, a time of fasting and of reflection in advance of Easter, the most significant observance within the Christian tradition, a day of hope and of resurrection – life renewed.

Tomorrow is also a day when non-Christians may come across some of their Catholic friends or co-workers bearing the shape of a cross etched in ashes upon their forehead.  This represents a very old custom and, while applied by a priest with the thumb of his hand, is accompanied with words from Genesis, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.”