Opinion
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September 4, 2019
So Much Support
So many people came to our lemonade stand stating they wanted to support the cause they had read about, which was printed in The SandPaper (“‘Liv’ Is Inspiration for Stand,” 8/28). Thank you so very…
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September 4, 2019
Necessary Change
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Municipal Clerk/Borough Administrator Sherry Mason.
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•September 4, 2019
‘Something Has to Change’ – 70 Years of Mass Shootings
On Friday, Sept. 6, Camden, N.J., will note an anniversary that will not be celebrated by its citizenry – no parades, no flowery speeches by local officials, no fireworks. Seventy years ago to the…
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•August 28, 2019
For Labor Day Let’s Celebrate the ‘Call for Acts of Civility’
Dialogue beats monologue every time. That sentiment comes from a man who admittedly likes to talk. A lot. Me.
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August 28, 2019
Woodstock Tragedy
After reading your columns on the 50th-year anniversary of the Woodstock festival in the Aug. 14 edition, I wanted to inform you that not all people have fond memories of this event.
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•August 28, 2019
LBI Tradition Continues With Baby’s First Visit
Last year in the Sept. 19 issue of The SandPaper, I announced the birth of the newest member of my family, my first grandchild, Stanley Joseph Wildman, who came into this world on Aug. 14, 2018. His…
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August 28, 2019
Trump-Putin Ticket
Once again Donald Trump embraces his brotherhood with Vladimir Putin by suggesting that Russia be readmitted to the G-7 after lying about why it was expelled. It makes me wonder if Trump plans to…
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August 28, 2019
Thank You
My husband, Walter, and Iwould like to send out a huge thank-you to Celia and Mark from the Jersey Shore Deli in Ship Bottom for helping us when our car broke down on the Boulevard last week.
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August 28, 2019
Grateful for Gator
Long Beach Island, especially the township of Long Beach, has much to be proud of in the transportation service provided via the Gator.
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August 28, 2019
Stop Politics in Schools
Regarding “Mayor Cirulli’s Views Go Viral After Verbal Blast at LGBTQ” (8/14): As a citizen of Barnegat Township, I am very disappointed and sad that politics are damaging, destroying and…
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August 28, 2019
Flood Risk Increasing
According to a new report published by Climate Central and Zillow, recent housing growth rates are faster in 10-year flood-risk zones in a third of all coastal states. This report was updated in July…
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August 28, 2019
Incompetent Decision
By a slim majority (5 to 4), the LBI Consolidated Board of Education has voted to pursue closing the Ethel Jacobsen Elementary School and moving all of our 3- to 12-year-old students to the Long…
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August 28, 2019
Angel in Disguise
It was a hot day in Barnegat. The mercury had just hit 100 degrees when I decided to walk the scant 55 steps to my outside mailbox. On the way back to my apartment, after collecting the mail…
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•August 28, 2019
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag): Going Green on LBI
“Going Green” is definitely the theme of the Island this year, though it really started last year with BYOB, meaning “Bring Your Own Bag.” What did you think it meant?
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August 28, 2019
Lifesavers, All
While the weather and waves were perfect during a recent week on LBI, a couple of mornings I was reminded of a very stormy scene instead.
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•August 21, 2019
On the Outside Looking in … as Summer Winds Down
My father always used little one-liners to help keep us kids on what he hoped would be a successful path. Among those I remember most: “Don’t be on the outside looking in.” Well, I’ve unfortunately…
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August 21, 2019
Moral Low Ground
The first five commandments are our commitment to God. The second five are about our obligation to one another as neighbors, and they point out illegal behavior.
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August 21, 2019
Sidewalk Needed
Thank you, Gina Scala, for the article “Final Phase of Causeway Project Doesn’t Address Traffic Safety Concerns on Cedar Bonnet Island” (8/14). And thanks to our neighbor, Laurie Hens, for advocating…
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August 21, 2019
No Reinventing Norms
This is in regards to recent letters concerning a local town board meeting and the alleged rudeness of a certain town official. Some would argue I have no right to comment since I was not present at…
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August 21, 2019
Pedestrian PSA
Public Service Announcement: Pedestrians, please keep to the left and walk against the traffic! While the bright yellow signs posted in Long Beach Township are helpful, many walkers and joggers…
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•August 21, 2019
Leave No Trace
Mary was 19 when she fell victim to a fishing hook that was left behind. Mary is just one of the 100,000 ocean creatures that die to sea pollution each day. It may be too late to save her, but we can…
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August 21, 2019
In Mayor’s Defense
As a resident of Barnegat, the mayor has the same right of any resident to voice his opinion, which he clearly stated it was.
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August 21, 2019
Ethical Concerns
I appreciate the article by Rick Mellerup about the upcoming Pinelands Regional Board of Education election (“Pinelands Regional Board President Declines to Run,” 8/7). I think it is important to…
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•August 21, 2019
Flip-Flops Are Killers
They are so easy to wear and so cute and cool and so right for the shore, but unless you have the agility of a ballet dancer or a gymnast, flip-flops can prove to be a dangerous choice, especially…
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August 21, 2019
Turn Towns Teal
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and this is the first year Stafford Township joins communities in New Jersey and other states to bring awareness of this dreadful disease.
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•August 14, 2019
Revisiting Woodstock and My 15 Minutes of Fame
In the summer of 1969, 50 years ago, there were an estimated 350,000 to half a million people who attended the three-day music festival in upstate New York – Woodstock.
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August 14, 2019
Great Service
Just want to thank Beach Haven Mayor Nancy Taggart Davisfor the wonderful job her beach patrol ocean rescue division did in giving our 95-year-old mother, who is wheelchair bound, a lift assist up…
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August 14, 2019
Focusing on Freedom
Everyone deserves to be free, but over 40 million people are trapped in slavery today. At the end of June, the U.S. State Department released the 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The TIP…
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August 14, 2019
Negative Dynamic
As a member of the community who attended the last school board meeting for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, I am disappointed to not see an article about it in the paper. There…
