Opinion
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July 18, 2018
Porch Party Thanks
The Long Beach Island Historical Association would like to thank all who contributed to and attended our 2018 Porch Party. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves as they sampled the delicious appetizers…
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•July 18, 2018
Guns in the Schools: A Complex Problem
I swore I wouldn’t write this essay. Then I swore I wouldn’t submit it to The SandPaper. But the thought that haunts me is that something unspeakable could happen here. It’s hard to imagine what it…
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•July 18, 2018
How to Help a Grounded Seagull
On the afternoon of July 5, I noticed an injured seagull on our neighbor’s property on Bay Terrace in Harvey Cedars. Then I saw another seagull land next to the injured one and move toward it. Unable…
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•July 18, 2018
Columnist Must Give Change Its Due
I read Robert Padovano’scolumn(“Stop Name Calling and Listen – Why I Voted for the Trump Idea,” 7/4)with interest. He was, in my opinion, spot on with many of his observations. But – there is always…
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July 18, 2018
Get Over It
I find it very interesting we vet an honorable judge more than an illegal immigrant. The Democrats actually don’t want to vet illegals at all, just let them crash our southern border. If they were…
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July 18, 2018
Flawed Analysis
J. Lindsey Fuller’s comments on the Affordable Care Act and New Jersey laws were enlightening (“ACA Has Caused More Pain in NJ,” 7/11).
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July 18, 2018
Feeling Violated
I have been going to LBI for at least the last 15 years with my family. We have always so looked forward to our week there, enjoying the beach and the beautiful atmosphere. However, it was a sad day…
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July 18, 2018
Beware, Thief
Beware of the sandal thief. Mine were stolen from the top of the 24th Street Ship Bottom beach entrance Sunday afternoon, where beachgoers have been leaving them for years.
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July 18, 2018
In Our Hearts
The words “thank you” cannot begin to express our gratitude to the Beach Haven community and beyond its boundaries. The number of people attending the memorial service for Ed “Eddie” Kohlmeir was a…
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July 18, 2018
Disappointing Decision
Thank you, Pat Johnson, for your attention to and thorough, balanced coverage of this compelling drama concerning the historic Bass River State Forest (“Pinelands Commission to Act on Tree Cutting at…
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July 18, 2018
Plastic Education
I am a Star Scout with Troop 173 in Parsippany and I was a junior lifeguard in Beach Haven this summer. I am writing to express my concerns about garbage that is impacting the ecosystem of the oceans.
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July 11, 2018
Health Care Foe
I read a description about an injury on a mass transit train in which the victim, a woman passenger, caught her leg between the train and the platform. She asked that no one call an ambulance because…
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July 11, 2018
Try to Imagine
This is an open letter to those who enjoyed a wonderful July 4th with family and friends in their air-conditioned, elevated beachside and bayside X-thousand-square-foot homes on Long Beach Island.
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•July 11, 2018
Seagull Shenanigans
A small bridge, wedged between the picturesque boat slips of Harvey Cedars Marina and Harvest Cove, a tranquil lagoon, is known more for crabbing than bird watching. On any given day, the bridge…
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July 11, 2018
Swim Discrimination
On Saturday, July 28, the Barnegat Light Beach Patrol will host the 10thAnnual Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim. I believe that I have participated in eight of the previous nine swims, but sadly I will…
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July 11, 2018
Hottest Topic
The ordinances in Long Beach Township and Harvey Cedars curbing single-use plastic bags have become this summer’s hottest topic. Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t write in toThe SandPaper…
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July 11, 2018
Let Trump Lead
My prediction for the remainder of the year is more of the same acrimony and vitriol against our president. It’s a shame the Democrats and left-leaning advocates can’t accept the loss. They refuse to…
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July 11, 2018
Gator a Life Saver
The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini.
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July 11, 2018
Uneven Access
I read Linda Armston’s letter (“Still Inaccessible,” 7/4) and couldn’t agree more about beach access and parking. For years, Surf City has been the beach that my wife and I have enjoyed. Access is…
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•July 11, 2018
LBI Beach Workouts Have a Newfound Mission
It was finally here! The first day of our summer-long vacation on LBI had begun. I dropped my son off at his first day of Lifeguard in Trainingwith the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol at Bayview…
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July 11, 2018
Wrong Name
Bob Leifeste recently wrote a glowing letter (“Beautiful Trail,” 7/4) regarding the new Cedar Bonnet Island Environmental Trail, which was opened to the public on June 26. I agree whole-heartedly…
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•July 11, 2018
ACA Has Caused More Pain in NJ
I wish to disagree with the letter written by Jo Meinhart (“Save the ACA,” 7/4). Ms. Meinhart’s facts are incorrect and skewed and show that she wrote her letter from a political perspective after…
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July 11, 2018
Generosity of Spirit
Late afternoon on Friday, May 18, St. Francis Counseling Service was told by state licensing officials that we were not allowed to see clients in St. Francis Center due to rain damage to the…
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•July 11, 2018
A New Take on an Old Tale: Don Quixote Meets the Donald
“For he is the one who never sleeps, and loves sowing discord and spreading resentment, building squabbles in the wind and fabricating fights out of nothing.”
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July 11, 2018
Kite Sailing Request
The following was addressed to Harvey Cedars Mayor Jonathan Oldham.
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July 11, 2018
Job Well Done
I sometimes wonder how our tax dollars are being spent. Are they being spent wisely or foolishly at the national, state and local levels? The money spent for the beach buggy project, however is in my…
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July 6, 2018
Atrocious Policy
No one wants porous borders allowing criminals or MS-13 gang members to enter our country, not Democrats, not Republicans, not Independents, not any American. America needs tough security on our…
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•July 4, 2018
What’s a Dog to Do Around Here?
I never realized how anti-dog people are until I moved to this area. Let me introduce you to my girl Tucker. She’s a Jack Russell terrier/poodle mix, otherwise known as a Jack-a-poo and is probably…
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July 4, 2018
LBI Love Letter
MOTHER KNOWS BEST: Robert Shapiro of Gaithersburg, Md., recently received this letter from his 86-year-old mother, Lois Shapiro. “She has been bringing the family to LBI since we were little kids,”…
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July 4, 2018
Save the ACA
Before the Affordable Care Act, 52 million people were uninsurable because of pre-existing conditions. Sixty-two percent of bankruptcies in the U.S. were medically related. The Trump administration…
