Opinion
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April 19, 2017
Don’t Change BL
As residents of Barnegat Light for over 30 years, we have witnessed many changes. Most have been good, but not all to our benefit. Raising the height restrictions falls into the later category.
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April 19, 2017
Magical Haven
Thank you, Jeanette Lloyd, for writing your “Bravo, Beach Haven” letter last week.
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April 19, 2017
Fix Obamacare
Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-3rd) wants us to believe he’s protecting our interests in the negotiations for an Obamacare replacement, but he’s really giving away our health care while making himself…
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•April 19, 2017
Freckle Face Summer
“Look what I found at the grocery store!” I called out to Steven as I walked into the kitchen and placed the small green pot on the counter.
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•April 19, 2017
Can Trump Say No to His Generals?
President Donald Trump generally won praise for his decision to launch 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Syria on April 6.
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•April 12, 2017
The Easter Story: Reasonable Doubt, Logical Belief
U.S. state nicknames, such as those in our tri-state region comprised of The Empire State, The Keystone State and The Garden State, are not likely high on the average Joe’s list of facts and trivia.…
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April 12, 2017
Bravo, Beach Haven
I feel blessed to have lived on LBI for the past 75 years, spending my childhood summers in Ship Bottom and my adulthood in Beach Haven.
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April 12, 2017
What’s Next?
In response to Kim Brown’s presentation at the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting March 23 (“Lobbying for Cats: Students Seeking More Stringent Laws,” 3/29), what’s next?
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•April 12, 2017
Bringing Back Beach Haven Business Requires Work
The SandPaper in recent weeks reported on Beach Haven’s efforts to meet the New Jersey affordable housing requirement to encourage the construction of low- and moderate-cost housing by developers.…
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April 12, 2017
Mill Creek Center Saga: Broken Promises, Doubt
Regarding the Mill Creek Community Center in Beach Haven West, demolished after damage from Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, this is our understanding of the controversy surrounding its replacement.
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•April 5, 2017
Passing the Word, Among Friends: LBI Is the Best
Though it was a mild winter, we were still in search for warmer weather. So, this year we decided to take a longer than usual, 3½-month winter break and headed south to Charleston, S.C., to get away…
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April 5, 2017
What Friends Are For
As we grow older we begin to take so much for granted until something serious sets us back.
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April 5, 2017
Make Sense?
Residents of Long Beach Island, can you remember when there used to be a sewerage treatment plant in Ship Bottom under the name of Ship Bottom Sewerage Authority?
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April 5, 2017
RINO or Not
Should a vote against the president’s healthcare bill be considered a vote for Obamacare?
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April 5, 2017
Cogent Commentary
The following was addressed to John M. Imperiale, author of last week’s Commentary (“‘General Welfare’ Shortchanged and U.S. Constitution Thwarted”).
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April 5, 2017
Words Are Important
The following responds to a letter from Peter Giannantonio (“It’s Time,” 3/8).
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April 5, 2017
Welfare Distortions
After reading the commentary by John Imperiale(“‘General Welfare’ Shortchanged and U.S. Constitution Thwarted,” 3/29) I found it so neglectful and misleading of the “general welfare clause” of the…
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•April 5, 2017
Shooting Down the Claim That Revolver Is the Best Rock Album Ever
I’ve been thinking about Bill Bonvie’s commentary last August on the Beatles’ Revolver as the greatest rock album of all time. With the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love looming, I have…
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March 29, 2017
Who Owns It Now?
What disturbs me most about our president is the comment he made from the Oval Office after the collapse of the American Health Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare Replacement, which sent a chill up my spine.
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March 29, 2017
So Thankful
On March 4, friends and family held a benefit at Calloways Restaurant for my cousin Susie and her husband, Wayne Horner, who has esophageal cancer.
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March 29, 2017
So Thankful
On March 4, friends and family held a benefit at Calloways Restaurant for my cousin Susie and her husband, Wayne Horner, who has esophageal cancer.
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•March 29, 2017
What Happened to ‘Promote the General Welfare’?
The notion that the only purpose of the federal government is to defend and protect the nation is a fallacy that has been put forward for far too long by those proclaiming to be “fiscal…
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March 29, 2017
Close Call
Last week, my wife and I were leaving Long Beach Island for a few days and I always close the valve on our main water supply line to prevent a potential flood in case of a break while we are away.…
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March 29, 2017
Huge Thanks
On March 4, friends and family held a benefit for me and my husband, Wayne, who has esophageal cancer. We have been so overwhelmed by the generosity of family, friends and the community, as well as…
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March 29, 2017
Range Questions
Here’s my reaction to a proposed police gun range in Stafford Township.
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•March 29, 2017
Getting Out of a Tight Spot in the Fitting Room
I came into the house, tossed my shopping bag on the couch and plopped down next to it. “Worst shopping trip ever!” I cried as Steven came into the room.
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March 29, 2017
Sad State of Inlet
It looks like another all-natural area of America has been altered and will never be all-natural again. Another part of our world and our area’s maritime history will be altered. I am writing about…
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•March 22, 2017
Murder and Mayhem in Norman Rockwell Country
The residents of the tiny town of Arlington, Vt., population 2,317 in the 2010 census, could finally unlock their doors last week after a 31-year-old man was arrested for the murder of 81-year-old…
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•March 22, 2017
Just Don’t Ask for My Social Security Number
I walked into a bar, err, rather the Comcast Cable Co. on Long Beach Island. I had a simple request. I wanted to change the name on the account. For the past 15 years my bills had been sent to my…
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March 22, 2017
Brings Back Memories
I was so happy to read that Steve Steiner is back with Surflight. He should never have been asked to leave.
