Letters
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January 24, 2018
Egos and Agendas
I am very concerned with the apparent ego trips and agendas of people involved with the school buildings and property in the LBI school district.
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January 17, 2018
Winter Visitors
If you don’t like visitorsDon’t live on the bay at the Jersey Shore.
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January 17, 2018
Erroneous Accusations
I must respond to the political commentary in John McMenamin’s letter (“Uphold School Mandate,” 1/10) as it is incorrect and confrontational. These erroneous and detrimental accusations must be…
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January 17, 2018
Governor’s Priority
There are valid arguments on both sides about offshore drilling, and not surprisingly, both New Jersey senators and the new governor are against it. Hopefully, they are against it because they are…
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January 17, 2018
Fact vs. Fiction
We are bombarded on a daily basis with erroneous information and it’s important to sort out what is a fact from what is not. There are a few “facts” presented in Mr. McMenamin’s letter(“Uphold School…
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January 17, 2018
Stand With Immigrants
It is with regret that I write this letter challenging the malicious vocabulary of the president as it relates to his innate racism. I’ve decided to respond with a story.
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January 17, 2018
Downside of Plastic
This is a brief and to the point response to the letter “Bag the Ban,” 1/10. As a material, plastic is long lasting and durable and doesn’t degrade. This is one of the reasons plastic can be so…
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January 17, 2018
Great Time
Thank you to The SandPaper and to The Haymarket Hobbies & Toys for sponsoring the Holiday Coloring Contest (12/20). Our daughter Rosie was the winner in her age group. She had a great time coloring…
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January 17, 2018
Warm Thanks
The St. Francis Human Concerns Department along with Family Support Services would like to take this time to thank the community residents, volunteers and businesses that made the “Gift of Warmth”…
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January 10, 2018
Bag the Ban
This letter is in reference to some residents’ request to enact a plastic bag ordinance. While on its face it might seem like a good idea, it really is not, for many reasons, some of which are…
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January 10, 2018
Deeply Touched
This 80-year-old disabled veteran was deeply touched by the kind gesture of an anonymous donor after reading my letter in The SandPaper (“Almost Homeless.” 12/13). It brought tears to my eyes and in…
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January 10, 2018
Santa of the Year
I want to nominate Steve Steiner as LBI’s Santa Claus of the Year. Steve with the help of his elf, Al Parinello, has saved Christmas for LBI. After what has felt like an eternity of darkness…
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January 10, 2018
Outstanding Service
I am writing this letter to call attention to the outstanding service that the Surf City police officers provide every day throughout the year.
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January 10, 2018
Unhelpful Litigation
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Administrator Sherry Mason.
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January 10, 2018
Special Police
To all the “special” police officers who had to give up their Christmas Eve to protect us drivers, a sincere thank-you.
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January 10, 2018
Responsive Town
The record cold all of us experienced caused water mains and pipes to freeze. The connector in the water main in front of our house froze so there was no water going into the pipes to our house.…
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January 10, 2018
Active Hibernator
Mr. Webster defines the word hibernation this way: “to spend the winter in a dormant state.” I guess that makes me a “hibernator” since I haven’t been able to leave my house in over a week.…
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January 10, 2018
Uphold School Mandate
There is a most important school board election Jan. 23 and, once more, I ask for your support . Your 2 to 1 mandate in the last election against spending $20 million for a new school must be upheld.…
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December 20, 2017
Dismissive Treatment
Our representative Tom MacArthur and his staff are rude and totally dismissive of his 3rd District constituents. We have had enough. On Dec. 4 and Dec. 6, we respectfully protested at MacArthur’s…
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December 20, 2017
Keep LBI School
Since the Long Beach Island Board of Education is still up in the air over which of the district’s two schools to close, if any, I would like to shed some light in simple terms…
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December 20, 2017
Wrong for NJ
Congressman Tom MacArthur is still defending the Republican tax plan. He says the bill is “still good for families in New Jersey,” but independent analyses show that middle-income New Jersey…
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December 20, 2017
All Things Jersey
I am a student at Cascade Christian Schools, and I am writing a report on the state of New Jersey. We are responsible for gathering as much information as we can about our state. If any of your…
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December 20, 2017
Parade Thanks
I want to thank Ed English for inviting me to be the grand marshal in this year’s Ship Bottom Christmas Parade. A lot of planning and hard work goes into the Christmas Parade each year, starting with…
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December 20, 2017
Troubling Link
The possible elimination of the state and local tax deduction is concerning for New Jersey taxpayers, but there’s another troubling proposal in the tax reform package that is getting little play in…
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December 20, 2017
Fix Mismanagement
The following was addressed to Interim Executive Ocean County Schools Superintendent Judith DiStefano-Anen.
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December 13, 2017
On the Ban Wagon
Many thanks to Mayor Mancini and the Long Beach Township Commission for passing their ordinance regulating and limiting the use of plastic bags. The move is a monumental one and sends ripples of…
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December 13, 2017
MacArthur Wrong
On Dec. 5 President Donald Trump reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah by 85 percent, or about 2 million acres. The action taken against Bears Ears National Monument and Grand…
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December 13, 2017
Almost Homeless
Just an update on this 80-year-old disabled veteran. A few days ago I was called into the pit of the managers of the Cedar Run Apartments, where I live. They have come to the conclusion that I am not…