Opinion
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December 6, 2017
Favorite Teacher
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of a dear friend and colleague, Anne Bjornberg, who passed away on Nov. 20. You may remember her as your favorite first grade teacher on Long Beach…
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December 6, 2017
Making Amends
I would like to thank everyone involved in this year’s Ship Bottom Christmas Parade. It was my second parade as Capt. Dirk Blackman, “Pirate of LBI,” and I would like to explain why I participate in…
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November 29, 2017
Examine Rock
The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini.
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•November 29, 2017
Is Kratom as Bad as the FDA Says or a Benign Alternative to Opioids?
I have both some good news and some bad news to report.
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November 29, 2017
Harassed by Dogs
I would like to add to the chain of letters during the past several weeks regarding unleashed dogs on the beach – in my case, Beach Haven. There has not been a time during the entire fall that I have…
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November 29, 2017
Litter Bags
In reference to the letter written by Joseph Orrico, “Bag Ban Reeks” (11/22), I would suggest that Mr. Orrico remove his head from his … plastic bag, leave his pristine, bagless neighborhood, and…
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November 29, 2017
Matter of Choice
I read with great interest the article on Choice students written by Gina Scala (“School, LBI Towns on Opposing Sides of Education Costs,” 11/22). One omission in the article was that Choice…
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November 29, 2017
Sorry for Inconvenience
This letter is to the residents of Fifth Street in Ship Bottom, between Barnegat and Shore avenues. As the councilman responsible for water and sewer, I want to apologize for the absence of…
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November 29, 2017
Thanksgiving Thanks
The St. Francis Human Concerns Department would like to take this time to thank the following local partners and businesses in making our 2017 Thanksgiving Project a success. We were able to serve…
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November 29, 2017
Bag Bans Work
The Surfrider Foundation wholeheartedly supports the plastic bag legislation passed by Long Beach Township earlier in November. Our organization has been involved in passing dozens of similar laws…
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•November 29, 2017
Thanksgiving 2017 Served Up With Love and Gratitude
I was humbled to attend a magical event on Thanksgiving Day, and I would like to share just a bit of that magic with you before it evaporates in my mind.
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November 29, 2017
Complex Tax Issues
Three years and several lawsuits later, Little Egg Harbor is one step closer to having a new 60-unit affordable housing complex completed.
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November 22, 2017
Missed the Point
In response to last week’s SpeakEasy column, “Open Letter to the NFL From a Gold Star Mother,” it appears that Ms. Cosgrove has missed the entire point of Mr. Kaepernick’s protest.
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November 22, 2017
No Communication
I live on Fifth Street in Ship Bottom, and our street is currently having major water and sewer replacement work, resulting in the road being dug up and closed, etc. Did we get any warning? Nope.
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November 22, 2017
Poor Choice
A contributor commented about the poor choice of material selected by Long Beach Township as a surface for the tennis court parking area on West Avenue in Holgate (“Park Problems,” 11/1). The…
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November 22, 2017
Utmost Support
Recently we had to phone 911 for what could have been a major problem. Thanks to the quick response and professionalism of Stafford Township fire, police and EMS, the problem was quickly taken care…
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•November 22, 2017
That’s Italian! Macaroni and Gravy, Not Pasta and Sauce
The neighborhood in Belleville where I grew up was full of Italians. Most of my friends, both male and female, were Italian. I am sure, for most second-generation Italian American children who grew…
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•November 22, 2017
Recalling a Moving Thanksgiving Dinner
In the last 54 years, I’ve not made Thanksgiving dinner only twice, once because of our daughter’s wedding, and last year they wouldn’t let me out of the hospital.
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November 22, 2017
Bag Ban Reeks
The decision on the part of Mayor Mancini and the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners to ban plastic bags in the township reeks of the all-too-frequent and phony “Save the World” mentality…
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November 22, 2017
Unknown Agenda
It appears that more than one LBI school board member has not deviated from their agenda.
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November 22, 2017
Generous Offerings
Kudos to the Borgata in Atlantic City. I happened to be a guest at the casino over Veterans Day weekend. On Friday, Nov. 10 the casino was packed, which was quite unusual for this time of year.
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November 22, 2017
?Dog Warnings?
Following up on the letters to the editor these past weeks in regard to unleashed dogs on the beaches so prevalent these last few months, I offer my experience. In my numerous encounters with such…
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November 22, 2017
God Bless
This letter is in response to “Open Letter to the NFL From a Gold Star Mother” (11/15) by Eileen F. Cosgrove. God bless her and her family for so eloquently expressing my feelings and the feelings of…
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November 22, 2017
No. 1 Treatment
Over the past year my wife, Noreen, was admitted to Southern Ocean Medical Center with a number of serious medical conditions. Most times she was admitted through the emergency room. This past year…
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November 22, 2017
Agonizing Trip
If you are planning to attend the Ship Bottom Christmas parade and you are coming from off-Island, my suggestion to you is to leave on Nov. 30. With the never-ending Causeway Bridge construction…
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November 22, 2017
Trump’s Strategy
Donald Trump, braggadocio, cocky and perhaps the greatest self-promoter ever -is that a bad thing? Hardly. Look where it has gotten him. If you can’t promote yourself, who will? The globalists in the…
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•November 15, 2017
Replacing LoBiondo: We Cannot Settle for Party Bosses’ Picks
First, brace yourself. We now matter. Our area is about to seem like Iowa a year before a presidential election. We are going to be inundated with political mailings, signs, radio and TV ads…
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•November 15, 2017
Open Letter to the NFL From a Local Gold Star Mother
On Oct. 1, it was 11 years since two Marines showed up at our door to tell us that my husband’s first child, my stepson and our two children’s brother, Lt. Cpl. Christopher B. Cosgrove III, 23, was…
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November 15, 2017
Valuable Resource
I am writing to commend Pinelands Regional School District for having a publication like Sex, etc. available to students in its media center. I graduated from Pinelands in 2012. Reading about this…
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November 15, 2017
Rise in Compassion
Thanks to Jon Coen for his descriptive and enlightening report (“Clean Water Is Focus of Trip to Puerto Rico With Group That Helped With NJ’s Sandy Recovery,” 11/1).
