Opinion
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•September 12, 2018
Turtle Trauma
I’ve had the privilege of coming to Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island with my family for the summer for 20 years. Last month I was out running and on my way back through Loveladies I noticed up…
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September 12, 2018
Brave Rescuers
“Mom, the dryer is on fire!” Those are words no one wants to hear, butwe heard my daughter say them, followed by “Call the fire department!”
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September 12, 2018
Grateful for Care
If you are in need of help, Long Beach Island emergency personnel are there almost immediately to give a helping hand.
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September 12, 2018
Few Flags Flying
I ride my bike many times over the summer from Harvey Cedars to Barnegat Light. I generally look for flags to see wind direction. But going through Loveladies, where most homes are in the…
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September 12, 2018
Contrast in Perspective
Fear vs. hope! Deception vs. truth! Division vs. unity! Authoritarian vs. collaboration! Critical vs. constructive!
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•September 12, 2018
Poem Critique
I was surprised to see you printed misinformation in your Aug. 29 letters to the editor. A line in the “Stand in Line” poem was not based on fact. The writer stated that refugees with children…
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September 12, 2018
Fine Charity
Coastal Volunteers in Medicine will be the charitable recipient for the Sea Shell Club’s 22nd Annual Striped Bass Derby Oct. 26-28.
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September 12, 2018
Dedicated Support
On Saturday evening, Sept. 8, the New Jersey Maritime Museum held its annual fundraiser. As it seems is often the case, we had a rainy evening, but thanks to Ocean Tents, we had the large Losberger…
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September 12, 2018
Seems Ironic
Now 11½ years old, I’ve been coming to LBI since I was 1½ years old. I was extremely surprised when I discovered that a restaurant whose business relies on seafood uses plastic to serve their food –…
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September 10, 2018
LBI Devotee in Need
My brother-in-law Nick Sauter’s love for Long Beach Island began over 26 years ago when his mother-in-law first rented a house on Kimberly Avenue in Brant Beach.
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•September 5, 2018
Nautical & Nice: Our Beach House Dream
About midway through our final week of this year’s summer vacation, we found on the kitchen table of our rented Brant Beach duplex a little note written by our 7-year-old daughter, Dorian. It simply…
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September 5, 2018
Kindness of Strangers
I visited good friends in Surf City last month. On Tuesday, Aug. 21, my friend and I went to one of your fine beaches for a swim. Being from Montana, I couldn’t return home without a dip in the ocean.
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September 5, 2018
Ungodly Behavior
With the passing of each day it becomes clearer that the White House and Congress leadership are leading us farther away from being a godly nation. Often in the name of politics (or what is…
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•September 5, 2018
‘Survivor Tree’ Defies the Odds as It Rises From the Ashes of 9/11
They call it “The Survivor Tree.” It is trying to heal the world.
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September 5, 2018
Out of the Red
I read Lynne MacKnight’s column, “Cruising on the Road and Seeing Red” (8/29), and had to respond.
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September 5, 2018
Worst Nightmare
The author of the following lettervisits his aunt, Joan Barron, in Beach Haven every summer. She shared the letter with us.
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September 5, 2018
Hail to the Chief
On Labor Day, Sept. 2, our street, 94th, celebrated the life of Jon Harrison. It has been an honor to know Jon. Hewas a Long Beach Township resident his whole life, a lifeguard and chief of the Long…
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September 5, 2018
Almost Scammed
This past Monday, after I finished playing golf, I received a call on my cellphone from my 23-year-old grandson, Andrew. He was highly agitated and on the verge of crying and told me he had gone to…
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September 5, 2018
Thanks for Caring
My husband and I visited Brant Beach (68th Street) on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 30. We walked onto the beach and placed our chairs near the water. After about 10 minutes, the flies attacked and soon…
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September 5, 2018
Rude Awakening
So much for a relaxing vacation in Surf City. Jackhammers greeted me at 8 a.m. in the morning.
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September 5, 2018
Pray the Siren Blows
Just to add to Nancy Aronson’s letter about the fire sirens on LBI (“Absolutely Necessary,” 8/29), she is spot-on about the need for them.
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September 5, 2018
Liberal Nonsense
The letter titled “We Will Prevail” (8/29) makes my blood boil. It is typical liberal nonsense implying the current conservative administration and supporting Congress are racists, bigots, white…
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September 5, 2018
T.G.I.O. – Saying Goodbye the Old Way
Well, here we are, the week after Labor Day weekend. The 100 days of summer are done. It seems strangely quiet as kids get ready for school. We easily get in and out of Wawa for morning coffee. The…
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August 29, 2018
Bigger Not Better
Jay Mann, your column on flooding on LBI was interesting (“A Sinking Feeling: Nuisance Flooding Becoming Complex,” 8/8). You touched on run-off but could have said more.
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August 29, 2018
Excellent Response
In response to Charles Howe’s column (“Small Towns, Volunteer EMS Are Caught in the Crosshairs,” 822): To set the onset of service/response time from the time of ambulance/transport arrival is an…
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August 29, 2018
Great Success
The flag officers and membership of the Surf City Yacht Club would like to publicly thank several individuals and organizations that made the recent Manahawkin RAM U.S. Optimist Dinghy Sailing…
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August 29, 2018
Healthcare Generosity
We all live very opinionated lives, with those opinions a product of our upbringing, ethnic background and experiences among other factors. We all seem to have one thing in common, however. When a…
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•August 29, 2018
America’s Greatness … Naturally
There is no doubt that America is a great country. Our Constitution saw to that. But long before 1787, America was a great land. And for almost 300 years before our democracy was established, it was…
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August 29, 2018
Best One Yet
My family and I want to thank all the sponsors and volunteers for making this year’s Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs tournament in Harvey Cedars the best one yet.
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August 29, 2018
Ultimate Beauty
I was just strolling on a perfect summer day near sunset on the Gravelly beach. That is one of the best views of this bay since the start of the year and brought out a poem…
