Letters
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February 22, 2017
Fight Fascism
“The press is an enemy of the American people,” said President Donald J. Trump. “Without a free press dictators emerge,” countered Sen. John McCain. We are living in a frightening time in our…
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February 22, 2017
Special Treatment
I’m no different from anyone else in my great admiration and thankfulness for Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. #1, the first fire company in the county. That alone is special. And, like everyone else…
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February 22, 2017
Focus on the Good
It’s hard to disagree with the president that “bad hombres” who have arrived illegally on our shores should be sent back to where they came from. Assumed in those statements, however, is that he…
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February 22, 2017
Joyous Symphony
Just a moment on the Gravelly Beach in Osborn Island: what a spring day!” Mild as an angel’s touch, this breeze will bring me sea and sun, a symphony of joy … .”
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February 16, 2017
Best for Community
As everyone is aware, immediately following Superstorm Sandy it was determined that the Mill Creek Community Center was damaged beyond repair. This fact triggered a three-year debate with FEMA and…
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February 16, 2017
So Compassionate
On Sunday morning, Jan. 29, my husband, Bob, woke up with severe chest pains, nausea and numbness in his legs. I called 911 and it seemed like in no more than five minutes four or five volunteer EMS…
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February 16, 2017
Media Is Manmade
I studied mass media in college. The class work included analysis of media content (stories) and advertising. The homework was a fun exercise. We watched TV news andcompiled data on what stories were…
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February 15, 2017
BHW’ers Misled
We here in Beach Haven West are concerned about Stafford Township officials reversing their decision to rebuild the Mill Creek civic building.
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February 15, 2017
Watch the Watchdogs
On multiple occasions, and again in the Jan. 25 issue of The SandPaper, Mr. Art Mooney (“Bringing LEH Together”) has referenced “a drop in ratables of more than $540 million” in Little Egg Harbor…
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February 12, 2017
More Horror Stories
While the entire country is caught up in the chaos caused by Donald Trump’s orders on the “Muslim ban” and the controversy over his nominees for various cabinet appointments, several additional…
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February 8, 2017
Dangerous Nationalism
I don’t need to reiterate all the adjectives being used to describe the person who was elected to the highest office in the land, but I think after what we have just seen taken place over the past…
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February 8, 2017
Contacting Congress
We have recently had many individuals ask our members how to contact their elected congressmen and senators. We thought it would be helpful to share this information with your readers, some of whom…
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February 8, 2017
Farewell to Gnomes
I would like to thank Surf City Sanitation Foreman Andy Warren for his concern about my lawn gnomes. I’m sorry to say that they did not survive the wind last month.
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February 8, 2017
Unethical Do-Over
Congratulations to the Pinelands Regional School District and special thanks to interim Superintendent Maryann Banks. The voters defeated all three referendum questions put on the ballot Nov. 8, but…
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February 8, 2017
Airing School Concerns
This letter is in response to “Disheartening Response” (1/25). First, I would like to commend the Little Egg Harbor school superintendent for doing her job and having an open door policy.
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February 8, 2017
‘Swamp’ Politics
Regarding thePinelands Regional School District referendum of Jan. 24, why was a second referendum allowed so soon after it was voted down? Should we have another Nov. 8 general election so we can…
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February 2, 2017
Protectors of Humanity
Trucks don’t kill people, people do. I could fill a page with a litany of inanimate objects plugged into the same sentence from fertilizer to the jawbone of an ass. Why do progressives wish to…
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February 1, 2017
LBI Taxpayer Alert
Philadelphia magazine features an article in the January 2017 edition on New Jersey shore town finances that should be a “must read” for all LBI taxpayers.
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February 1, 2017
Let’s Work Together
I am a feminist and I am against abortion, and I am not the only one.
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February 1, 2017
Pennies Apart
The following was addressed to Stafford Township Mayor John Spodofora and council.
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February 1, 2017
Plea to Trump
Forty-four years ago New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster was executed in cold blood on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike. Today, his convicted killer remains at large, a “guest” of the…
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February 1, 2017
Democracy on Display
Along with many other women and a few men, I went to Washington on Jan. 21 for the Women’s March on Washington. I have seen varied reaction to the march online, on the news and on Facebook. I want to…
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February 1, 2017
Same Ole, Same Ole
It’s been 10 years and thousands of taxpayer dollars spent on feasibility fees, plans, surveys, legal fees and whatever else goes into the mix regarding this ridiculous situation of two schools still…
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January 28, 2017
Change Is Here
It seemsOK to attack Trump’s legitimacy and thereby his supporters, but he should not fight back. Those days are over. The left should realize by now most of this nation wanted change.
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January 26, 2017
Hard to Believe
Our governor picked what he was sure was the finest legal company anywhere to defend him in the Bridgegate matter. This group of lawyers would not leave a stone unturned. Their search has lasted…
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January 25, 2017
Self-Serving Gas Plan
In a recent letter, a New Jersey Natural Gas official attacked another letter writer for making “false statements and baseless conjecture” about its proposed Southern Reliability Link (“Untrue…
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January 23, 2017
Noble Cause
The Democratic Club of Long Beach Island recently sent the below letter to our congressman, Frank LoBiondo.
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January 23, 2017
Bringing LEH Together
We will work together as a team, stated the newly appointed Republican Mayor Raymond Gormley when referring to the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee. Gormley went on to say that the past few years…