Blue Jersey Gets Some "Mainstream" Coverage

by: Juan Melli

Thu Jun 15, 2006 at 12:27:23 AM EDT

Blue Jersey is a political blog that also features a monthly podcast. Over one dozen bloggers, who consider themselves progressive in their political views, contribute to the site which is updated several times each day.

Each episode of the podcast is hosted by a different Blue Jersey contributor and features an interview with a prominent New Jersey politician. Past guests on the show have included Congressman Rush Holt, Senator Bob Menendez, Congressman Frank Pallone, and Congressman Steve Rothman.

The discussions that take place during a Blue Jersey podcast cover national, state, and local politics, but the emphasis is always on issues that affect our state. Morris County residents will also find a few particular issues mentioned on the show that they are all too familiar with, such as airplane noise over our area. In show #5, Congressman Steve Rothman discusses his successful campaign to alter air traffic and plane size restrictions at Teterboro Airport to reduce the noise that locals were forced to endure. Airplane noise has become a hot topic in our area, as some 40,000 residents in Morris and surrounding counties face the possibility of having the skies over their homes become increasingly louder as a result of upcoming flight path changes.

The Blue Jersey website also features a wealth of information and links to political diaries, blogs, and organizations, as well as links to various news outlets, political events, and contact information for your elected officials.

Visit bluejersey.net to learn more about the Blue Jersey blog and podcast.