North Brunswick police officers honored for wartime military service
North Brunswick police officers honored for wartime military service
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William Bonura, a U.S. Marine who is now a member of the North Brunswick Police Department, was honored with a secondary street sign in his name.
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North Brunswick police officer and U.S. Army veteran William Trammell Jr. was honored with a street sign for Trammell Way at the intersection of Holly Road and Wood Avenue on May 10.
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William Bonura, a U.S. Marine who is now a member of the North Brunswick Police Department, was honored with a secondary street sign in his name.
HASC’s new lead Republican on making Space Force permanent and budget fights to come February 4 Rep. Mike Rogers questions witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON ― The House Armed Services Committee organized Wednesday with Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., replacing retired Rep. Mac Thornberry as the panel’s ranking member. The day before a wide-ranging interview with Defense News, Rogers, an original proponent of the Space Force, criticized White House press secretary Jen Psaki for punting on a question about whether the newest branch of the military, established by former President Donald Trump, would have a future under President Joe Biden.
What’s in a name? Rather a lot, actually. Particularly, where politics are concerned.
When it comes to language, I’m pretty conservative. I think words are used because they mean some things and not others. I think words in public discourse ought to reflect their commonly understood meaning. When you name a piece of legislation, a government department, or a policy program, it ought to be called something that accurately reflects what it does.
Unfortunately, too often in politics names are about intentions, warm fuzzies, and things no one in their right mind would disagree with. By using names based on how they make people feel, instead of how accurate they are, they cloud the honest discourse essential to democracy.