Editors continue to ignore local Democrat

New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 12 in Carteret. (Wikipedia)

It's been two weeks since The Record published a long profile in radicalism of Rep. Scott Garrett, one of the Republicans responsible for the gridlock in Washington.

But equal time must be a foreign concept to Editor Marty Gottlieb and Alan Finder, editor of the Signature section, which still hasn't published a profile of Garrett's challenger in the 5th District, Teaneck Deputy Mayor Adam Gussen.

Gussen, a Democrat, was quoted a few times in the long, flattering story about the Wantage Republican, but Finder ran three photos of the congressman and none of the challenger.

More sports news

Today, the cover of the Signature section is dominated by a long story on a football team at a high school apparently named after the Bosco chocolate drink.

Inside, you'll find a report on the Kosher Nosh, a Glen Rock deli whose "high-quality food" includes preservative- and antibiotic-filled hot dogs and mystery roast beef (SIG-4).

Crash editing

The flaw in the paper's transportation coverage is shown on A-3, where Staff Writer Karen Rouse covered a fatal dump-truck crash that closed the New Jersey Turnpike.

Head Assignment Editor Deirdre Sykes and her deputy, Dan Sforza, ignore such commuting problems as horrendous rush-hour traffic and overcrowded buses and trains to focus exclusively on the dramatic.

Editors don't care

Commuters probably have a lot to say about PATH fares going up 25 cents, and the 400 buses that are being rerouted daily between Hackensack and Teaneck, but The Record could care less.   

Sykes and Sforza produced another Local section dominated by court stories, police news and accident photos. 

Gee-whiz photography

Instead of reporting on the challenges facing older drivers and where they can get help, Sykes and Sforza continue to publish gee-whiz photos of accidents involving drivers in their 60s or above (L-1).

There is no Hackensack, Teaneck or Englewood municipal news today.

Zisa case lives on 

But L-1 carries another story on the trial of two former police officers on charges they protected a suspect with ties to former Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa.

Surely, Staff Writer Kibret Markos could find something else to cover in one of the state's busiest courthouses. 

Same paper, editors?

It's hard to understand how the same editors who turn out a lackluster local-news section day after day can score a bull's-eye with a special section, such as today's tab, Breast Cancer Awareness.

Sucking up to Governor Christie

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Amid all the negative reaction to Republican Governor Christie's proposed cuts -- which would affect just about everyone but the Borgs and other rich families -- Editorial Page Editor Alfred P. Doblin is blaming the Democrats and the people for the fiscal mess we are in.

In his poorly written column on Page A-23 today, this popinjay conveniently ignores how The Record and just about every past administration -- Democratic or Republican -- have tried to preserve the ruinously expensive home-rule system against any attempts to consolidate services and eliminate duplication.

How much support did the Woodland Park daily give Governor Corzine's attempts to make the system more efficient? Does anybody believe Christie is going to be able to cut our property taxes? Isn't cutting school and municipal aid just going to ensure our taxes go up?