The Prodigal Son returns...

I have an older app I originally wrote using servlets. I wrote it
somewhat JSP-like, as it was before JSP was even available. But that's
not really my question...

I'm in total rewrite mode, so I'm not concerned about the state of the
front-end code now. The back-end code is J2EE. I hear now you call them
"Java EE."

As you can see, I've been out of Java land for a while, and long for
writing some industrial-strength code. I've been stuck in Microsoftland
too long. These little C# apps are driving me crazy.

So my real question is... What technology to use on the front-end? It
looks from my perspective that struts is now a has-been technology. I
remember when Java Server Faces was laughed at, but it seems I see more
people talking about it now.

If you were to rewrite an enterprise application that talked to a Java
EE backend, what technologies would you use?

Here's a bit more information: This is a somewhat "static" front-end.
While the user interface must be easy to navigate, it is very
minimalistic on Javascript, images, etc. Worker bees use this interface
for data entry. Anything flashy they complain about. In fact, any
change in the UI they complain about. While I'm not afraid of making it
more user friendly, code maintainability is more important than making
it "pretty."