Opinion
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•April 11, 2018
It’ Not Just a Meal Out – It’s a Restaurant Experience
The older I get, the more jaded my opinions seem to become. I guess by writing this I am little different than most other retired people in this lovely part of New Jersey, as I am about to…
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•April 4, 2018
Forget Assault Rifles, Shotguns Are the Way to Go
I hate to brag, but I’m confident I could disable an armed attacker using just one finger thanks to having once practiced an ancient Chinese martial art.
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•April 4, 2018
Student of Adult Education Makes It a Career
The spring adult education brochure arrived in early February. I poured a cup of coffee and plunged into the list of options. Having dabbled in many classes throughout the years, I‘ve had my…
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April 4, 2018
Curious State
I find a recent public announcement curious. Why does a Stafford taxpaying resident have to pay a fee to listen to township officials present the “State of Stafford Township”?
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April 4, 2018
ReClam Expanding
With a new season starting soon for ReClam the Bay, I’m excited to share some upcoming ventures that we will be undertaking this year.
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•March 28, 2018
LBI Aficionado Goes West – Beach Haven West
Now, bear with me before you pounce. I hail from Philadelphia but had the distinct pleasure of moving to Long Beach Island full-time years ago. Not only was I lucky enough to live on this beautiful…
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March 28, 2018
Pain and Suffering
A recent letter by a man proclaiming his constitutional rights were trampled by restricting the use of plastic bags caught my attention.
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March 28, 2018
Politics of Pot
Murphy’s law is an adage that is typically stated as: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” The Murphy in this case is Gov. Murphy and his proposed legislation to legalize the recreational use…
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March 28, 2018
Be Careful
During the bubonic plague/black death in the Middle Ages, the people demanded that the government kill all cats and dogs, believing that they carried the disease. What happened then was that the rats…
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March 28, 2018
Where Is Spring?
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•March 28, 2018
Recycle to Make Less Waste, Possibly a Jar’s Worth a Year
Trash seems to be an inevitable part of life in our modern culture. But is it possible to reduce your garbage by half? How about 75 percent … or even all of it?
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March 28, 2018
Lives Matter
March 24, 2018 is now a part of history and a day that will change the functional ability of democracy to provide for the people’s health and safety. Almost 50 years ago, gun violence terminated the…
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March 21, 2018
Schools, Safe or Not?
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March 21, 2018
Beyond Hope?
This is in response to the letter submitted by Joseph S. Orrico of Surf City (“Eco-Radical Agenda,” 3/14).
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March 21, 2018
Applaud Pinelands
I could not disagree more with the letter “Stifling Democracy” (3/14). Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. Just ask Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King and countless others who took…
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March 21, 2018
Veteran View on Guns
As a Vietnam veteran I have to speak up to say how proud I am of the students at Southern Regional, as well as those across our nation. They aren’t cowards but heroes standing upfor the banning of…
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March 21, 2018
No D in HC
It was very disappointing, to say the least, to hear that the local LBI staple reggae band No Discipline was not invited back to participate in the 2018 Sunset Park summer series in Harvey Cedars.
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March 21, 2018
Need Tactical Response
I sent the following note to Gov. Murphy in response to the email from him on N.J. Democratic State Committee letterhead.
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March 21, 2018
True Heroism
I’m in awe of the students of Parkland, Fla. Still in their teens, they have shown us true heroism in the face of despair. Their parents must be so proud.
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•March 21, 2018
Century Ago WWI ‘Gov’t Girl’ Did D.C. Before LBI
My mother, Josephine Lehman Thomas, who spent the last half of her life in Harvey Cedars, was a “government girl” in Washington, D.C., during World War I. She lived as a determinedly modern young…
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•March 21, 2018
Lunch Experience Sticks in My Craw
Meeting friends for lunch, I arrived at the restaurant 15 minutes early. A couple having a quiet conversation sat at a corner table in the empty dining room. When the hostess looked up from the…
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•March 14, 2018
Enough of the Snow, Bring on Summer 2018
Are you getting tired of the snow? I certainly am. I’m ready for spring and summer to arrive.
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•March 14, 2018
Sparks Fly Over a Weekend of No Power, Thanks to Riley
Last Sunday night was the highlight of my weekend – we had heat. Like many of my neighbors here in Pennsylvania, the nor’easter named Riley knocked out electricity from Friday until Sunday. No…
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March 14, 2018
ReClam the Bays
I’d like to clarify the wording in my letter of Feb. 28 (“Shellfish Champions”). I made a reference to working with the good people protecting Mordecai Island and identified ReClam the Bay as “the…
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March 14, 2018
Glowing Review
As I entered those doors of the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom a flood of memories washed over me. Forty-plus years earlier I had been a student there. The extremely low water fountains, the feel of…
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March 14, 2018
Talking to Russians
In reply to John Imperiale’sSpeakEasy column last week (“Feeling FearfulAgain, 50 Years After Turbulent 1968”)…
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March 14, 2018
Stifling Democracy
This letter is about the Pinelands Regional administration and police not allowing a peaceful, student, 17-minute walkout on Wednesday, March 14.
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March 14, 2018
Eco-Radical Agenda
When I first corresponded with The SandPaper a number of months ago questioning the true motive(s) behind the plastic bag ban instituted by Mayor Joseph Mancini and his cronies from Long Beach…
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March 7, 2018
Limit Screen Time
As speech-language pathologists across New Jersey prepare to mark “National March into Literacy Month,” let’s address the alarming number of young children who spend countless hours a day on a…
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March 7, 2018
Dog Distinctions
A friend of a friend notified me of the article about the Robbins and their rescue dogs (“Love Saves Lives: Couple Gives Canaan Dogs New Life,” 3/28).
