Letters
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August 17, 2016
LEH Dysfunction
As personally witnessed at the most recent Little Egg Harbor Township meetings, the finger pointing involving breached duties in serving our citizens is unacceptable. The failures by our elected…
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August 17, 2016
Overworked Street
What do the beach replenishment folks have against those of us on 15th Street in North Beach Haven?
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August 15, 2016
Follow Up
Following up on Pat Rears’ letter (“Never Trump,” 8/3), Mr. Trump was a client of my friends’ Brooklyn, N.Y., travel agency.
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August 15, 2016
Forgotten Rule
As an old guy in his eighties, I occasionally evaluate my thoughts and decisions because of the rumors that we older folks lose brain power as we age, and I find that on occasion that this is true.
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August 15, 2016
Need for Change
After much consideration I have filed a petition to run for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School Board of Education representing Barnegat Light. I have attended many recent board of ed meetings…
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August 15, 2016
Guard Gratitude
I am writing at this time as I want to express my gratitude for the professionalism and incredible skill and expertise of the lifeguards in Ship Bottom at both the 18th and 19th street beaches.
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August 11, 2016
Vote Out the Bums
Happy post-July 4 America. We are still rich, fat, lazy and stupid. I should stick my head in the sand and be happy with local issues, and The SandPaper. I’m just loving the people, visitors…
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August 11, 2016
He Brought the Ocean Home That Day!
This is about being at the beach with mygreat-grandson.
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August 11, 2016
Corrupt Candidate
Those who have chosen to ignore the voters, who showed up in record numbers and voted for Donald Trump, are now faced with a small group of useless, lifelong politicians who do not appear to grasp…
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August 10, 2016
Way Out of Line
Your letter (“Lifeguard Liabilities,” 8/3) was way out of line. These “David Hasselhoff wannabes” are all trained lifeguards, not “Surf City kids” as referred to by you. I have been coming to LBI…
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August 10, 2016
Unscooped Poop
As I walked into Beach Haven this morning, I needed to keep my head down as there were six large doggie poop landmines. Several already had footprints from folks stepping in it. And this was only on…
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August 10, 2016
Girlie Weekend
Twoweekends agowas my annual Girlie Weekend on LBI. My poor husband, Bert, is not allowed to stay at our beach house that weekend.
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August 10, 2016
Same Old Story
Here we go again. The same two schools are opening up for the upcoming school year (Ethel Jacobsen in Surf City and LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom) with about 175 children, plus some “choice”…
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August 10, 2016
Good Going
As a Tuckerton resident far too familiar with the worsening bottleneck at the Route 9-Green Street intersection, I was pleased to read in Aug. 3’s “Currents” that the situation is being uncorked at…
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August 10, 2016
Cat Management
I recently read a letter from a concerned Mystic Island resident concerning the homeless cats on Osborn Island not being fed.
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August 10, 2016
Ticket Trap
I have been coming to LBI for the past 20 years and have always enjoyed the experience until last year. One night we went out to dinner and I parked on the corner of Second Street and North Bay…
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August 10, 2016
Best Bites
The LBI Historical Association would like to announce that Crabby Paddy’s was the winner of Best Bite of the Night at our recent Porch Appetizer Party. It was a wonderful night, and we would like to…
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August 10, 2016
Young Love on LBI
Young love – wow, how exciting! I look at my girl and it instantly brings a smile to my face. I see her pulling up in the car, I give her that little nod and I know instantly where my heart is. The…
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August 3, 2016
Replenishment Losses
As the beach replenishment project nears its end, we have miles of faux engineered dunes of coarse sand filled with sharp shell pieces. We have steep slopes that are difficult for the elderly and…
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August 3, 2016
U.S. Is in Dire Situation
Mr. Mellerup’s column (“News Alert: The United States Is Not in Worst Shape Ever,” 7/20), rejectingnegative commentsaboutthe country, deserves a bit of critical analysis. While it might be arguably…
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August 3, 2016
Time’s Running Out
In the spring, I wrote a letter to this paper on the subject of the LBI School District’s plan to enter into a conversation with the borough of Ship Bottom about selling the LBI School to the…
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August 3, 2016
Kind of Scary
It has been around six months since I have written and The SandPaper published a letter in which I suggested in future primary presidential campaigns all 50 states and territories have their voting…
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August 3, 2016
Lifeguard Liabilities
It’s obvious that my July 20 letter complaining about the tiny swimming spaces (which I clearly stated were on clear calm days and not during raging rip currents and monster shore breaks) struck a…
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August 3, 2016
Never Trump
I am an Independent voter. I have always voted for the candidate, not the party. I was asked recently why I will not vote for Donald Trump. Here’s why…
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August 3, 2016
Cheers
To Wendy … I’m sorry but I don’t know your last name. Thank you for putting so much time and effort into reuniting me with my “lost” mail. Your big, random act of kindness was very much appreciated.
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August 3, 2016
Cat Efforts Thwarted
A group of people who live in Mystic Island feed a colony of feral cats that live on the beach. Through the years they have caught most of them and had them spayed or neutered and returned them to…
