Letters
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April 21, 2022
Play the Percentages
Knowledge obviously is necessary to be successful on “Jeopardy,” but strategy is just as important.
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April 21, 2022
Bias on Biden?
Is there a concerted effort by the media to suppress public dissemination of the serious allegations about Hunter Biden and the Biden family first reported as Russian disinformation in October 2020?
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April 20, 2022
Satisfying Read
Victoria Ford’s April 6 article (“Females in Folk Art: The Seaport Profiles Five for StoryCorps”) brought the special talent and flair of five featured artists into such sharp focus. It did the same…
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April 20, 2022
Get With the Times: Plugging Electric Carts
While much discussion took place in Long Beach Township over a year ago about lowering speed limits to 15 mph on Beach Avenue (I think it’s terrific, given the increase in walkers, runners and bikes…
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April 20, 2022
Kindness of Strangers
The following is a report of the kindness of strangers that we experienced on April 3.
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April 15, 2022
Better Buy
Next year Barnegat will see the smallest municipal tax increase in five years, only $23.29 more for an average-priced house, less than a $2-a-month increase. That includes the large increase in trash…
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April 14, 2022
‘Happy Feet’ Feat
Our Kiwanis Club of LBI for 47 years has been a group of passionate volunteers doing its best to support those who are vulnerable, help our communities and support our children. We were recognized in…
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April 14, 2022
Accept It
Over the last two weeks there have been letters in favor of delaying construction from 7 to 8 a.m. on LBI. They have cited an increase in the year-round resident population, but my impression is…
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April 14, 2022
Pass Plan Slammed
The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini and the board of commissioners.
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April 13, 2022
Unwieldy Bureaucracy
While trying to sell the states on ratifying our Constitution, James Madison famously wrote, “the powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those…
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April 13, 2022
Come Together
In September 1987 I, as a relatively young photojournalist, covered the 200th celebration of the ratification of the Constitution in Philadelphia. There was the usual pomp and circumstance, Americans…
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April 13, 2022
Learn From Past
Before Mitch McConnell and the Republican Congress throw stones at the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, I would suggest they first look in the mirror and address the…
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April 6, 2022
Find Us a Leader
Suddenly, without any warning, some of our most feared predicaments have become reality. The three things we should never discuss in public are politics, religion and money, but here I find myself…
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April 6, 2022
Power of Words
I never thought I would speak in defense of leftists who’ve been skewered by their own stray words, but today I must. In his moving and emotional speech in Poland, President Biden said, “For God’s…
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April 6, 2022
Quiet for All
This letter is in response to Arlene and Fred Schragger’s request last week of Harvey Cedars government to delay hammer time to 8 a.m. for all. As a full-time resident of Harvey Cedars, I would agree.
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April 6, 2022
Right Whale’s Plight – A Painful Reminder
Did anyone note the irony in the photo of the Hand’s Store’s doomed wall mural, headlined “Iconic Mural Is No More,” of the North Atlantic right whale in the March 30 edition of The SandPaper?
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March 31, 2022
Noise-Polluting Vehicles
This letter references “Disturbing the Peace” (3/9) by Mark Harrison. I agree with Mr. Harrison. There are too many unnecessarily noisy vehicles on the road. There’s no reason for a vehicle or a…
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March 31, 2022
Hackneyed Chants
I write in support of John Marcinski’s letter of 3/9 (“Clear Choice”) and in reply to Edward Schwind’s diatribe in opposition (“Scratching Our Heads” 3/16).
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March 30, 2022
Solar Solution?
Our home has a large southern-facing roof. I’ve spoken with multiple solar panel installation vendors and they have all told me that the maximum number of panels that the N.J. Board of Public…
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March 30, 2022
Competent Volunteers
This is in response to Barnegat hiring Quality Medical Transport to serve the community. I can honestly say I do not know everything regarding the reason for this change, and I am sure Quality will…
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March 30, 2022
Delay Morning Hammer Time on the Island
Everyone on LBI has surely noticed the tremendous amount of construction happening all over the Island. Virtually all of the municipalities have some type of formal or informal rules about the times…
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March 24, 2022
Wind Farm Worries
The informative article in the March 2 issue, “NY Bight Lease for Wind Energy Nets Six Winners,” raises concerns.
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March 24, 2022
Good for Nothing War
In 1970 the Vietnam protest song “War,” sung by little-known Edwin Starr, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Some of the prophetic lyrics of the song were: “War, what is it good for?…
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March 24, 2022
Well Said
Re: “Wake Up” (3/16) – thank you, Mary Snyder of Parkertown … well said, indeed!
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March 23, 2022
Making a Difference
After our first full year of operation, Sea Change Recovery Community Organization wants to thank The SandPaper staff and all of our local supporters. We faithfully served over 1,200 individuals and…
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March 23, 2022
Divine Help
I hope you remember that spring is here. Whoever said, “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”
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March 16, 2022
Scratching Our Heads
I read a letter by John Marcinski (“Clear Choice,” 3/9) in which he stated that if the election were held today Joe Biden would again claim victory and by even a larger margin. He also stated that…
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March 16, 2022
Easing Pump Pain
No one likes the rise of gas prices at the pump. However, I believe there are things we can do to help ease the pain.
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March 16, 2022
Need Energy Now
I want to record my agreement with Mr. Binder’s conclusion in his commentary (“Misdirected Energy Policy Is Harmful to National Security,” 3/9) that small modular reactors are the future of…
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March 16, 2022
Lights Out
It’s been going on one year now that a large percentage of the “new bridge string of pearls lights” have not been working. I am starting to think that it will take longer to repair all of the lights…
