February Sun, 1988
LAUTENBERG HOLDS EARLY LEAD OVER DAWKINS IN RACE FOR U.S. SENATE
While it is still well before the 1988 campaign for the U.S. Senate begins officially in New Jersey, incumbent Democrat Frank Lautenberg holds a comfortable though not overwhelming lead over his expected Republican opponent Pete Dawkins. According to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll, Lautenberg leads Dawkins in the preferences of New Jersey voters by a 44 to 16 percent margin, with 38 percent saying they are currently undecided.
November Sun, 1987
MOST RESIDENTS DON’T THINK THEY HAVE A RADON PROBLEM; MANY EXPECT SERIOUS ENERGY CRISIS IN NEXT 5 YEARS
Nine-in-ten New Jerseyans still do not think that radon might be a problem in their own home, despite a State Department of Environmental Protection report released in September which found one-third of homes tested statewide had unsafe levels of the harmful gas.
November Sun, 1987
CRIME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: NOT A MAJOR CONCERN FOR MANY. BUT 1-IN-4 AVOID SOME PLACES FOR SAFETY
More than 1-in-4 New Jerseyans say there are places near where they live which they don’t go to because they would not feel safe, while nearly that many residents report that they don’t feel completely safe in their own homes at night, according to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll.
November Sun, 1987
NEW JERSEYANS GIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS HIGH GRADES: SUPPORT FOR STATE TAKEOVER PLAN DECLINES
New Jerseyans are now giving higher ratings than they were a few years ago to the performance of public schools in the state, and are even more upbeat about both their local schools and the job that teachers in their schools are doing, according to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll.