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Chester Teen’s Fundraising for Children of Wounded Servicemen Brings Service and Sacrifice to Light

By Megan Roche or 17-year-old Brennan Horn, the importance of service and sacrifice is something he’s always felt the need to do. When he spent his youth in Arkansas, his family was constantly contacted by teachers and community members to help fill needs of the less fortunate. When the Horn family moved to the Chester, NJ area in 2018, Horn felt the need to continue his mission, but found that most needs were already being met. After brainstorming, he began his foundation, Children of Wounded Servicemen, (COWS) to continue his efforts of giving back. Horn has no connection to military service, except his brother is currently a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. Brennan simply saw a need and wanted to be the one who worked to fulfil it. “I thought that the military was a degree of people who don’t receive a lot of attention and you always hear about Wounded Warrior Project or organizations similar to them, but you don’t see any organization that is specified just for children of servicemen.” Horn said. The junior at West Morris Mendham High School has raised over $20,000 towards his charitable efforts, simply through word of mouth or by setting up donation tables outside many local businesses in the Chester area. His donations have helped supply Christmas and birthday presents, sports equipment, and school supplies for children of wounded servicemen. Horn uses servicemen as an all-encompassing term, not just for the military but for policemen and firemen as well. “Seeing a smile on a little kids face when they have something to open or the ability to compete in recreational sports, that is unimaginable and unexplainable. To make a difference in a kid’s life by doing a small act of kindness is just an incredible feeling.” Horn shared. Horn recalled one of the more heartwarming moments

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Local Dentist, Dr. Ira Goldberg, Teaches Other Dentists about Specialized Implants

r. Ira Goldberg, a leading local authority on dental implants, spent time teaching other dental implant clinicians about a specialized dental implant known as a “pterygoid implant.” Over the past 7 months, Dr. Goldberg has been a participant in an advanced implant residency program in Puerto Rico, but was asked to guest-lecture about this implant technique. “Dental implants are extremely commonplace, but it does take significant training to become proficient at both placement and restoration of these fixtures,” states Dr. Goldberg. “Most people who need dental implants do not require specialized implants, but there are situations where a patient cannot solve their dental problems with standard implants. Pterygoid implants can sometimes provide a solution. This is where advanced training and knowledge by a clinician can help patients.” Dr. Goldberg has been one of the very few implantologists fortunate enough to have received training regarding pterygoid implants. As other dentists have heard about pterygoid implants, they have turned to Dr. Goldberg for training. The program that Dr. Goldberg is both a participant and lecturer at in Puerto Rico is known as a “MaxiCourse.” A MaxiCourse

is a 10-month in-depth curriculum dentists participate in when they wish to expand their knowledge regarding dental implants. There are programs worldwide, but what makes this Puerto Rico program so sought-after by experienced clinicians is the opportunity to learn non-traditional techniques that allow implantologists to offer a range of options when standard options are not suitable for their patients. Its this “above-and-beyond” quest for knowledge that patients truly benefit from. Dr. Goldberg is a lecturer at other MaxiCourses. Some of the topics he shares with student implantologists include computerized guided surgery and principles of implant placement. Dr. Goldberg states, “It always an honor to work with dentists who want to further their talents with dental implants. These doctors are spending time away from their families and own offices to learn skills that will make them better dentists for the benefit of their patients.” Dr. Goldberg holds many honors in the field of implant dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology / Implant Dentistry, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, just to name a couple. Regarding his Diplomate status, there are only several hundred dentists world-wide that hold this distinc-

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Are You Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired? Exploring Another Treatment Option for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

hronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome (CFIS) also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disabling and poorly understood illness that is becoming more widespread in Western countries. CFIS is a term used to describe a myriad of neurological, neuromuscular, and immunological abnormalities. The initial onset of CFIS consists of flu-like symptoms including fever, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, chills and extreme fatigue. The chronic manifestations of CFIS always include disabling fatigue but can also include muscle and joint pain, sleep disorders, headaches, hypo- or hypersensitivities, cognitive disorders, depression, malaise, anxiety, irritability, confusion, weight fluctuations, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, muscle fatigue, worsening PMS, visual disturbances, tachycardia, paresthesias, dry eyes, dry mouth, night sweats, skin rashes and decreased sexual desire. The etiology of CFIS is still unknown, but the suspected cause is a viral infection. Some researchers believe that CFIS is actually a neurological response to a viral infection. Since there are no absolute markers or lab tests to confirm the illness, chronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome is often diagnosed by symptoms alone and by process of elimination.

For the same reasons, western medicine has no treatment for chronic fatigue. Instead, doctors prescribe individual medications to deal with each of the associated symptoms. As with any illness, traditional Chinese medicine treats the individual on a case- bycase basis. A diagnosis is made based on the individual’s symptoms as well as their tongue and pulse presentations. The patient’s tongue is inspected and 6 pulses are felt on each wrist in order for the Acupuncturist/ Chinese Medical Practitioner to determine the diagnosis. Since chronic fatigue manifests differently in each person, this method of diagnosing is superior. The treatment plan is then formulated based on the individual’s diagnosis. As you can see in the chart- one Acupuncture treatment plan will address all of the individual’s symptoms as well as the illness as a whole. This is known as a root and branch treatment. Addressing the root cause of the chronic fatigue is addressing the illness as a whole while treating the branch aims to relieve all of the symptoms associated with the illness. A single Chinese herbal formula can also be prescribed to treat both the root and branch of the chronic fatigue syndrome. For more information about Acupuncture and Chronic Fatigue Immunodeficiency Syndrome, call Kearstin R. Tripi, L.Ac at Mt. Olive Acupuncture & Wellness 973-527-7978.

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Supply and Demand, Hoarding, Price Gouging -- and the Coronavirus

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Rugy. As the saying goes, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” I would add, “and anti-price gouging legislation in times of crisis.” Yet price increases in the face of sudden shortages are an important impetus to restore supply and demand market conditions that are closer to normal. As many of us have experienced in the past few weeks, buying toilet paper, hand sanitizer and face masks has become more difficult and more expensive. The reason, of course, is that unusually large numbers of people are rushing to buy these and other products that might prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It’s normal for people to stock up on supplies during crises. The immediate results are empty store shelves, soon followed by higher prices. When this happens, politicians around the globe demand an end to the price hikes. The goal is to improve consumer access to the products now in higher demand. In New Jersey, for instance, at least 10 retailers have received warnings from the government to stop their so-called price gouging. Similarly, the French government announced that it won’t tolerate such price increases and will soon decree a price ceiling on face masks and hand sanitizers. In a move guaranteed to worsen and lengthen the shortages, French officials are even going so far as to appropriate stocks of masks. Just this week, the Department of Justice threatened to act against “bad actors” who raise prices during this time of panic. The list goes on and on. While well-intentioned, such heavy-handed intervention is a mistake on many levels: First, the rise in prices conveys nothing more than the unusually intense surge in demand for these products. Consumers

Mark Shields value these products more now than they did just a few weeks ago, which is reflected by the higher prices. But here’s another reality: If prices are kept artificially low, there’s little incentive for shoppers not to buy as much as they can. Of course, only those shoppers lucky enough to get to the stores first can do so. Their hoarding then leaves nothing for shoppers in line behind them. The fact is there’s no better means of slowing the rising demand -- and, especially, reducing excessive hoarding -- than allowing the very price hikes that governments are trying to prevent. But price hikes have another important advantage: They create the necessary incentives for entrepreneurs to shift resources toward activities that increase the supply of these goods. The higher prices encourage higher levels of production for goods like masks and hand sanitizers, which then increases supply. Even some companies that couldn’t afford to produce these goods in the past will be prompted by high prices to now do so. The Japanese electronics giant Sharp started to use its TV factories to make surgical masks when the domestic continued on page 6

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think I’m where most sane people are on the coronavirus outbreak: -Concerned but not panicked. -Calm but not apathetic. -Taking reasonable precautions but remaining skeptical of what all the purportedly “best experts” here in the United States are telling us about every aspect of their belated crisis management and response (especially on their pimping of vaccine development to prevent the disease). Here are some plain, nonhysterical facts: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is a bloated federal government agency with a long history of incompetence, fraud, secrecy, mission creep and shady alliances with both social justice causes on the left and private corporations on the big business right. The “deep state” of entrenched bureaucrats embedded in the Beltway bowels is alive and thriving at the CDC. The unelected elites who’ve occupied top offices at the public health-industrial complex are hostile to public scrutiny while clamoring for ever-ballooning budgets. Their recommendations have often been detrimental to citizens’ well-being and freedom. And, yes, many of the scientists who work there are rabidly anti-conservative and anti-Trump. It’s a brazen lie that President Donald Trump “slashed” CDC funding, which is being used as an excuse for the agency’s coronavirus unpreparedness. Cognitively impaired and truth-challenged Joe Biden made the claim during last week’s Democratic debate that these purported “Draconian cuts” put Americans at risk. But Trump’s budget proposal to cut some sliver of CDC fat has never been enacted, and Congress increased funding, instead. At nearly $7 billion, CDC’s annual budget is more than 200% larger than it was two decades ago. On top of that, a shady big business lobbying group called Corporate Friends of CDC has raised hundreds of millions of supplemental dollars -- which raises serious conflict-of-interest

Michelle Malkin issues. In 2007, Sen. Tom Coburn’s fiscal audit of the agency discovered vulgar expenditures including CDC syphilis prevention funds spent to host a “safe-sex” event with a porn star, CDC HIV/AIDS prevention funds spent on a transgender beauty pageant, and $45 million in CDC funding spent on conferences featuring prostitutes, protests and beach parties. Despite the flood of money, the agency been caught flat-footed on outbreak after outbreak. They squander untold millions on other health threats in favor of pushing gun control and nanny state hobby horses (TV violence, helmet laws, video games, anti-bullying campaigns and explicit sex education, for example). CDC has one primary job -- Disease Control -- but has managed to botch it without ever learning from past failures. Let me remind you of some of the CDC’s long history of royal screw-ups: -The notorious 1976 swine flu vaccine scandal was catalyzed by mass hysteria whipped up by CDC junk scientists clamoring for more money; Congress obliged and nearly 45 million Americans were unnecessarily jabbed with a vaccine for a disease that had fizzled by the time the shots were ready. The vaccine continued on page 6

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continued from page 4 resulted in an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome -- leading to muscle weakness and paralysis. -In 1999, the CDC misspent $22.7 million appropriated for chronic fatigue syndrome

and was investigated in 2001 for squandering $13 million on hepatitis C research. -In 2000, the agency essentially lied to Congress about how it spent up to $7.5 million earmarked each year since 1993 for research on the deadly hantavirus. “Instead,

Supply and Demand... continued from page 4 supply went dry. Manufacturer FoxConn did the same in China to protect its employees who assemble iPhones. Government officials (and pundits) never seem to learn (or remember) that in times of crisis, naturally rising prices are necessary to guarantee that goods, services and inputs are used to maximum social advantage. When governments prevent price hikes, they unwittingly (SET ITAL)create(END ITAL) shortages of vital supplies. Unfortunately, such government intervention makes it harder for people to recover from disasters or, today, to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Think about it. Without price fluctuations to provide a signal to manufacturers, how will they know by how much or how quickly they need to increase production? If prices are kept artificially low, factory owners have no way to know for sure that actual demand (and not just hoarding) has risen enough to justify a change in their production schedules. Second, if governments keep prices from adjusting upward, the additional demand for masks might not result in enough

revenue to cover the extra costs of producing and shipping more masks. The bottom line is that by keeping prices artificially low, governments around the world encourage artificially high demand, from hoarders, for example. Necessary increases to the supply chain will also be discouraged, which results in unnecessary shortages, long lines of desperate customers, empty shelves and black markets in dark alleys. Aren’t we better off when products are actually on the shelves and available for purchase, even if only at higher prices? When no such products are to be found, except by the politically and socially connected, ordinary citizens lose out. Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. To find out more about Veronique de Rugy and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

apparently without asking Congress, the CDC spent much of the money on other programs that the agency thought needed the funds more,” The Washington Post disclosed at the time. The diversions were impossible to trace because of shoddy CDC bookkeeping practices. -In 2009, the CDC recalled 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years after the products manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur failed potency tests. -In 2012, the CDC’s main building housing infectious anthrax, SARS and monkeypox gases was discovered to have been leaking deadly pathogens due to a flawed engineered airflow system. -In 2014, the CDC’s lackadaisical response to Ebola virus gave the greenlight to Patient Zero Thomas Eric Duncan and infected medical personnel to board commercial airlines while ill -- exposing untold numbers of travelers to the deadly disease. Expensive isolation chambers that had been subsidized by taxpayers to the tune of $15 million sat buried in a Georgia warehouse. -For the past few years, the agency has employed a fear campaign to induce Americans to get regular flu shots (formulated based on guesswork) using flawed statistics and despite international scientific conclusions that there is “no evidence” to support the CDC’s assumptions that the vaccine reduces transmission of the virus or the risk of

potentially deadly complications. -Just this week, the Informed Consent Action Network reported astonishing results from its lawsuit against the CDC to obtain scientific documentation for the agency’s claim that “vaccines do not cause autism” -- specifically for the first seven vaccines given to your child in their first six months of life. CDC had stonewalled, and then finally produced 20 studies -- 18 of which were irrelevant to ICAN’s public records request and two of which suggest that vaccines may indeed cause autism. In other words: The CDC is lying while continuing to smear vaccine critics as “conspiracy theorists” and public health threats. As if to underscore my point about this agency’s misdirected priorities and rank political pandering, the CDC director this week found it more urgent to condemn Republicans as racist for accurately describing the origins of the virus from Wuhan, China, than to do his job. Informed diagnosis: The “best people” -- who have now been rewarded with more than $8.3 billion in new “emergency funding” -- are not in charge. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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Teen’s Fundraising...

continued from front page Servicemen, has nothing but positive comments from gracious families who have been supported by this organization. “COWS is an amazing mission to help when help is needed most for our little ones. They helped our family after my husband, ASP Corporal McWilliams, sustained an on-duty injury. After 7 months of rehab, COWS reached out an additional time to see what our children needed most. A BIG thank you from this law enforcement family! You guys are changing lives!” Lila McWilliams of Arkansas, said. “COWS is an amazing organization who provides back to school supplies and clothes for children who have been impacted by either losing a parent or having one injured while serving. I am so appreciative as well as my son for everything this organization has done. Thank you is just not enough!” Amanda Milledge of Washington, shared. Brennan and his foundation have just

one main goal: making sure that kids do not have to go without. Through his charitable work, Horn never forgets how fortunate he is. “We’re playing such a role in these people’s lives, even though they have sacrificed so much for our country. I think we tend to forget how blessed many of us are and how we automatically assume that we’re going to have a backpack or a coat for winter. It’s very mind-opening about how blessed and how much we take for granted.” Horn said. In addition to raising funds, Horn often speaks to organizations or companies about his foundation. He has spoken at numerous fire departments and hopes that in the future, he can grow his foundation to be known by everyone nationwide. For more information on Brennan or Children of Wounded Servicemen or to make a donation, visit www.childrenofwoundedservicemen.org.

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Historic Speedwell Village - Birthplace of the Telegraph telegraph. Morse and Vail first met in the fall of 1837. “Morse was demonstrating the telegraph to one of his colleagues at NYU, when Vail, who had been looking for Morse walked into the room,” said Maressa McFarlane, Head Educator at Speedwell Village. “At the time the telegraph was unreliable. By the end of the evening the two had become partners. The two men did significant work on the batteries and worked on developing a satisfactory wire to transmit the signals.” “Eventually they purchased hatmaker’s wire and wrapped it with cotton thread to in-

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By Steve Sears he Morris County Vocational School District Academy for the Performing Arts Dance program is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special concert on May 15. The event will be held at County College of Morris in Randolph. MCVSD head Dance instructor, Lisa Peluso, has been working hard to combine the artistry of seasoned alumni and professional artists to make the special production in May happen. The well thought out and planned, 12-piece program should last about two hours. Ruth Clark, the program’s founder back in 2000, will also attend that evening and speak about the program’s history. Peluso herself was a student of Clark’s while the latter was a professor at Montclair State University. “I’m excited about it,” says Peluso, who has been at MCVSD since 2015 and is in charge of planning the May event. “I’m having a good time because I get to bring all the partners together that’s helped the program grow - obviously the founder,

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Raritan Headwaters Honors Seven Outstanding Volunteers

hen Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) needs a hand, who steps up to help? Last year, 2,200 volunteers contributed a combined 8,600 hours of service. They monitored streams for water quality, removed invasive plants, picked up trash along river and stream banks, planted trees, maintained trails, promoted well testing, helped out at Nature Day Camps, built bird nesting boxes, served as RHA ambassadors at public events, and more. On Feb. 27, Raritan Headwaters honored seven outstanding 2019 volunteers at its annual member meeting and volunteer recognition dinner in Oldwick. “We are incredibly grateful for our volunteers,” said Trish McGuire, RHA volunteer manager. “Their contributions and passion enhance our ability to carry out our conservation mission.” She added: “One of my favorite quotes is, ‘Volunteerism is where everyone committed to strengthening the common good comes together.’” The volunteers honored were: Nick Romanenko of Califon received the Suki Dewey Volunteer of the Year award for his 13 years of dedicated service. He began volunteering in 2007 as a trustee of the

South Branch Watershed Association, and continued after it merged with the Upper Raritan Watershed Association to become RHA. As an avid fisherman and member of Trout Unlimited, he leads volunteer stream restoration projects; as a professional photographer, he donates his time and talent to fill RHA’s archives with beautiful images. He is a loyal volunteer at RHA events, including the annual Country Fair. And he has a perfect attendance record at Board of Trustees meetings. “Nick is a stellar volunteer, enthusiastically supporting our watershed protection mission for over 13 years,” said McGuire. “We are truly grateful to Nick for his dedication and service and very happy to recognize him as our Suki Dewey Volunteer of the Year.” Kim Nowicki of Basking Ridge was honored for her leadership in bringing students from the Bonnie Brae School to work on land stewardship projects at RHA’s campus, the 170-acre Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve. “When Kim began supervising the boys on their trips to RHA, we watched the program flourish,” said McGuire. “Kim shows the boys how to work by digging into the project and leading by example. She motivates the group with positive feedback

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and reminders of the goals for the day. Her impact shows, as the boys accomplish so much more under her direction.” Ken Snyder of Morristown was honored helping restore the health of RHA’s properties with his volunteer land stewardship work. “He knows his mission, it parallels ours: healthy ecosystems on our land ultimately lead to high-quality water in our streams,” said Rebekah Buczynski, RHA’s stewardship manager. “One such ecosystem that Ken is now expert in stewarding is

that of the diminutive, yet fiercely beautiful bird of prey, the American kestrel.” Snyder, who is retired, has also installed bat boxes in Fairview Farm’s meadows and owl boxes in the forests. Cierra Harris of Morristown was honored for her assistance with RHA’s Nature Day Camp last summer. She started as a camp helper through the Morris County Vocational School District’s Structured Learning Experience program, and stayed out of continued on page 24

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A Sweet St. Patrick’s Day

ven if you’re not Irish, a green treat like this Luck o’ the Irish Mint Pie can get you and your guests into the festive spirit. With enough seasonal flavor to go around, this recipe makes two pies, so be sure to cut every leprechaun a generous portion. Find more festive recipes at Culinary. net.

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