Opinion
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October 10, 2018
Election Gets Curiouser
This year’s local election in Stafford getscuriouserandcuriouser – from Democrats missing the primary election deadline to gaining ballot slots through a write-in campaign to scrambling their…
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October 10, 2018
No Record to Run On
I find it shocking the junk Tom MacArthur is sending in the mail and his TV ads concerning Andy Kim. It is garbage and an effort to incite racism and division. This attempt just shows that he is a…
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October 10, 2018
Optical Pollution
Thank you to The SandPaper for reporting on the controversy over the 28th Street light in Ship Bottom. Each fall, when the lights go to flash, I find it difficult to remember that 28th Street is the…
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October 10, 2018
Best for Stafford
Recently I made a decision to temporarily resign from the Stafford Township Regular Republican Club and support Democratic candidate Joe Mangino for mayor. I did not make this decision lightly, and I…
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•October 10, 2018
Dear Turtle Trauma Columnist: You Are Not Alone
Dear Writer of Turtle Trauma Column (9/12):
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•October 10, 2018
Political Spectacle Fails to Sink Kavanaugh for Good Reasons
CharlesRoth’s lettertitled “Empty Robe” in the Oct. 3 issue of The SandPaper reminded me of a phrase I found printed above a bar in a beer hall in Germany, which I visited while serving in the U.S.…
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•October 3, 2018
We Were Fixated on the Judge While Other Changes Were Afoot
As a commentary writer, my essays are meant to do more than merely express my opinion. I try to persuade, or at least get others to think about an issue and consider my position. I love starting a…
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October 3, 2018
Correcting the Record
I am writing this letter to correct some misstatements made by Ken Bank in his letter (“Burdensome Taxes,” 9/19).
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October 3, 2018
Empty Robe
My observation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh:There aren’t many people, age 45 to 75, who don’t know some or all of the references Kavanaugh made to “boofing,” Devil’s Triangle, a named…
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October 3, 2018
Was She Hypnotized?
An individual can be hypnotized to believe anything, especially a willing activist doctor familiar with the subject. Was Christine Blasey Ford hypnotized in preparation for her performance?
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October 3, 2018
Best Rep
I have seen numerous deceptive and misleading ads on TV about Andy Kim. Such ads upset me and tend to make me feel that the officeholder sponsoring the attack ads has nothing positive to tell his…
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October 3, 2018
Drivers Beware
I am as happy as most of us are that the lights on Long Beach Boulevard started blinking on Monday . But crossing the Boulevard twicewas scary. Drivers, don’t blow it!
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•October 3, 2018
105th Street Won’t Be the Same Without Shelbie
As I write this story, my heart is heavy with sadness due to loss of our forever dog friend, Shelbie. He has been the focus of several of my stories and his picture is forever posted in The…
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•September 26, 2018
Stretching Summer: Strategies to Combat Fall Angst
I know it can be “Better in September,” but it takes me several weeks after Labor Day to adjust to this wave of thinking. As with every other year, I’ve been in a funk since the end of August. Summer…
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September 26, 2018
Healthcare Failure
The Aug. 18 issue of the Southern Ocean Times carried the lead story headline “Manahawkin Family Raises Over $50,000 For Son With Leukemia” and a picture of a husband and wife with two adorable…
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September 26, 2018
Incredible Impact
This is a personal note of thanks to Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato for his vision, his tireless efforts and the incredible impact his work has had in addressing the opioid crisis we face.
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September 26, 2018
Good for Beach Haven
The following was addressed to Bonnie Lenhard, chair of the Beach Haven Land Use Board.
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September 26, 2018
Similarities Astounding
I just finished The Politics of Fear – Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate, written by Robert Griffith in 1970. The similarities between President Donald J. Trump and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy are…
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•September 26, 2018
Upset About U.S. Taxes? Focus on New Jersey’s Bad Example
I read Ken Bank’s letter (“Burdensome Taxes,” 9/19) in which he took certain politicians to task about his limitations on how much in state and local taxes he would be able to deduct on his federal…
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September 26, 2018
Bipartisan Scam
In 2016 the state floated a misleading ballot question to raise the gas tax by 23 cents. At the time Seth Grossman was screaming from the rooftops to vote no on the question, but not enough heeded…
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September 19, 2018
No Relief for LEH
“Never let a good crisis go to waste” was a saying attributed to President Obama’s former chief of staff, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Opportunistic politicians like Emanuel never missed a chance to…
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•September 19, 2018
So It Begins – A New Generation to Share the Joys of LBI
I once began a piece for The SandPaper with these words: “I am alone now, dreaming of summer.”
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•September 19, 2018
Losing That Summer Feeling: Soon to Be Gone, Gone, Gone
The end of summer used to mean the start of school along with the daily grind of homework, studying and getting used to new teachers.
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September 19, 2018
Baseless Assumptions
Seriously?! George E. Snyder III is judging people’s commitment to patriotism in Loveladies based on the presence of a 25-foot flagpole in their front yards (“Few Flags Flying” 9/12)? That is just as…
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September 19, 2018
Burdensome Taxes
For several years Barnegat residents have been subjected to one-party rule on the township committee. During that time the Republicans have raised the municipal tax rate 20 percent with no…
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September 19, 2018
Blatantly Political
This letter is sent under the banner, “You Just Cannot Take Your Eyes Off of Them.”
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September 19, 2018
Goodbye, NJ
As a lifelong resident and voter in New Jersey, I am again disgustedby the amount of money spent by the top 25 special interest groups, more than $74 million in 2017.
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•September 12, 2018
My Bucket List for Heaven
This is the way my bucket list for heaven started. I was driving my grandson down Route 9 this summer after picking him up from Vacation Bible School in Lacey, heading toward Regal Manahawkin 10 to…
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•September 12, 2018
Win-Win in Holgate
The following was addressed to Jon Coen in response to his Liquid Lines column last week (“Let’s Talk About Groins and Decent Swell, Too”).
