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| On the NJ Transit local to Hackettstown last Friday afternoon. |
By Victor E. Sasson
Editor
Fewer than 50 percent of New Jersey's registered voters believe the state is headed in the right direction, and more than half believe Governor Christie has "a lot" to do with it, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll being released today.
The Record didn't think the poll is worthy of Page 1, reporting the results under a small headline on A-3 today.
An unflattering photo of Christie with another story on the same page raises questions about whether the GOP bully's battle with his weight also is headed in the right direction.
More sloppy work
Copy editing and headline writing under Production Editor Liz Houlton continue at an historically low level.
On the front page today, the headline over the centerpiece is as clunky as you can get:
"That's a wrap, summer"
The word "summer" is totally unnecessary in the headline, which would be much more effective without it.
Also on A-1, a brief that sends readers to the Better Living section says, "Teenagers ... may want to think about turning to bed early."
"Turning to bed early" or "turning in early"?
Doesn't make sense
On A-4, a copy editor wrote "UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR LABOR" over a photo of a huge American flag suspended from the George Washington Bridge.
Do the exorbitant, ever-rising tolls at the bridge and other Hudson River crossings show the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's support for working men and women?
On the Local front, a story about a 5-mile run in memory of the "comfort women" forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military from 1932 to 1945 doesn't report that many of them were Korean until the continuation page (L-6).
Business-zone fees
Also on L-1 today, Teaneck Deputy Mayor Adam Gussen wants to eliminate $20,000 a year in additional taxes being paid by the owners of residential properties in the Cedar Lane Special Improvement District.
Property owners along Main Street in Hackensack also pay a special assessment to support the Upper Main Alliance, a public-private partnership that critics say has done little to improve business downtown.
The city also pays half the salary of partnership Executive Director Albert H. Dib.
When is The Record going to expose Upper Main Alliance board members and property owners who are pushing for re-development, knowing how much they will profit from it?
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