Opinion
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January 10, 2018
Responsive Town
The record cold all of us experienced caused water mains and pipes to freeze. The connector in the water main in front of our house froze so there was no water going into the pipes to our house.…
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January 10, 2018
Active Hibernator
Mr. Webster defines the word hibernation this way: “to spend the winter in a dormant state.” I guess that makes me a “hibernator” since I haven’t been able to leave my house in over a week.…
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January 10, 2018
Uphold School Mandate
There is a most important school board election Jan. 23 and, once more, I ask for your support . Your 2 to 1 mandate in the last election against spending $20 million for a new school must be upheld.…
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December 20, 2017
Dismissive Treatment
Our representative Tom MacArthur and his staff are rude and totally dismissive of his 3rd District constituents. We have had enough. On Dec. 4 and Dec. 6, we respectfully protested at MacArthur’s…
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•December 20, 2017
Ringing in the New Year With Non-Resolutions
Another new year is upon us: 2018! Gotta tell ya, I never thought, hanging on the corner in South Philadelphia back in the ’60s, that I would ever be talking about the year 2018. Back then, I thought…
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December 20, 2017
Keep LBI School
Since the Long Beach Island Board of Education is still up in the air over which of the district’s two schools to close, if any, I would like to shed some light in simple terms…
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December 20, 2017
Wrong for NJ
Congressman Tom MacArthur is still defending the Republican tax plan. He says the bill is “still good for families in New Jersey,” but independent analyses show that middle-income New Jersey…
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December 20, 2017
All Things Jersey
I am a student at Cascade Christian Schools, and I am writing a report on the state of New Jersey. We are responsible for gathering as much information as we can about our state. If any of your…
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•December 20, 2017
First Holiday in the Woods Is a Time to Rejoice – Naturally
Every so often – although oddly, never in December – I have a dream that it’s a day or two before Christmas and I suddenly realize I’ve done nothing to get ready for the holiday. So I start madly…
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December 20, 2017
Parade Thanks
I want to thank Ed English for inviting me to be the grand marshal in this year’s Ship Bottom Christmas Parade. A lot of planning and hard work goes into the Christmas Parade each year, starting with…
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December 20, 2017
Troubling Link
The possible elimination of the state and local tax deduction is concerning for New Jersey taxpayers, but there’s another troubling proposal in the tax reform package that is getting little play in…
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December 20, 2017
Fix Mismanagement
The following was addressed to Interim Executive Ocean County Schools Superintendent Judith DiStefano-Anen.
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•December 13, 2017
Football Fantasy
In my last story, I talked about my experience as an active softball player – if you can consider my participation as active. Now I am going to talk about a sport where I take a very passive role…
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December 13, 2017
On the Ban Wagon
Many thanks to Mayor Mancini and the Long Beach Township Commission for passing their ordinance regulating and limiting the use of plastic bags. The move is a monumental one and sends ripples of…
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December 13, 2017
MacArthur Wrong
On Dec. 5 President Donald Trump reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah by 85 percent, or about 2 million acres. The action taken against Bears Ears National Monument and Grand…
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December 13, 2017
Almost Homeless
Just an update on this 80-year-old disabled veteran. A few days ago I was called into the pit of the managers of the Cedar Run Apartments, where I live. They have come to the conclusion that I am not…
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•December 13, 2017
Places to Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot. Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re…
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December 13, 2017
Overachiever
President Trump has achieved more in one year than other presidents have in eight. Look at what he has accomplished instead of searching for faults. The stock market is breaking records, unemployment…
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December 6, 2017
Bags on the Beach
I am writing this in response to Joseph Orrico’s letter concerning the banning of plastic bags (“Bag Ban Reeks,” 11/22). He implies that there is no problem with plastic bags on LBI. My wife and I…
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December 6, 2017
Restrictive Town
I’m a long-time visitor to LBI (since 1990), and over the next couple of years I’m looking to purchase a second home on the Island. I have visited all LBI towns during that time – each has a slightly…
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December 6, 2017
America First?
Mr. Strickard poses that “America First” is Trump’s credo. How is that so when he endorses Vladimir Putin yet criticizes our NATO allies? Is it “America First” when Trump-owned businesses make…
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December 6, 2017
Unanimous Support
I read the “entertaining” letter by Joseph Orrico of Surf City (“Bag Ban Reeks,” 11/22). Actually, I read it several times as it made little sense to me.
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•December 6, 2017
Geography and Demographics Responsible for Red/Blue Divide
When I last wrote a “Been There, Done That” column, I was telling the story of 10-year-old Ricky Mellerup and his mom, dad and faithful canine companion “Cookie” taking a month-long camping trip…
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December 6, 2017
Scared Off Beach
I would also like to add to the chain of letters during the past several weeks regarding unleashed dogs on the beach. We own three small dogs that love to walk on the beach in Barnegat Light. We can…
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December 6, 2017
Tax Sleight of Hand
The barbarians are no longer at the gate; they’ve broken through it. The Republicans in the U.S Senate along with their Republican colleagues in the House have just engineered the greatest transfer…
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December 6, 2017
JFK Spirit Continues
As director of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, I was very proud that so many of our residents came together to prepare and deliver thousands of Thanksgiving meals to needy families in…
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•December 6, 2017
Pinelands Regional Stakeholders Must Come Together
When moving here three years ago from up north in “the other Jersey,” I was looking for ways to meet people and take an interest in my new community. I thought going to Pinelands Regional Board of…
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December 6, 2017
Class War
In the U.S., we have a problem. Over the past decade, most of our families have been spinning their wheels. The median household income, adjusted for inflation, has grown by just 1.5 percent, $839…