Hi, Ed, I know it’s a little late, but I wanted to comment on the July 25 article “N.J. wipes out entire ’09 calendar year.” I work in corrections, and I want to comment on what Rae Roeder said. In state corrections when we attend the academy, we buy all of our uniforms and equipment. When we graduate the academy, the state doesn’t even provide one complete uniform to new recruits: we get two pairs of pants and a jacket. In all we spend over $2,000 just to get a job, and we get paid low wages while in the academy. So maybe she needs to stop complaining over a $10 desk calendar that can easily be bought, because we have to make our own as they are not provided.

Jacket and Pants

Roeder stands “corrected.”—Ed. Note