Opinion
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•December 21, 2016
Use Common Sense, Not Politics, to Have ‘Merry Little Christmas’
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas/ Let your heart be light …” So begins one of my favorite songs of the season, by which I mean either the Christmas season or simply “the holidays,” depending…
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•December 21, 2016
Christmas Story
At this time of year, I like to reflect back on growing up in our little world, in our section of the old neighborhood. We all looked forward to the Christmas season.
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December 21, 2016
Thoughtful Outreach
I want to express my gratitude to the Long Beach Township Police Department for its kindness by reaching out to check on my welfare during the recent period of excessively cold weather.
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December 21, 2016
Dredging Update?
The Bay Channel Dredging Project, reported as being on “hold” in the Sept. 14 edition of The SandPaper, was stopped because of lack of state transportation project funding. The funds were to be made…
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December 21, 2016
Ocean Action Plea
I am a student at Lehigh University taking a class called Politics of the Environment. Although Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pa., my hometown is Little Egg Harbor. I want to bring to…
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December 21, 2016
Follow-up Questions
Regarding Barbara Truncellito’s poem (“Crisis in Syria,” 12/7), she states that a cab driver of Syrian descent picked her up for a ride to her destination onarainy day. She then poses a questionbut…
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December 21, 2016
Ridiculous Bill
As a citizen of the United States and a resident of New Jersey, I am appalled to be witnessing one of the lowest and unethical political moves in my lifetime.
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December 14, 2016
Get a Life!
I am an 80-year-old disabled veteran existing on a very small compensation payment – not so disabled that I cannot work, but no one will hire me. I live alone in a one-bedroom apartment, government…
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December 14, 2016
Good Stuff
The Dec. 7 column on the “live” broadcast of the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst byThomas Farner was a superb example of local history research, analysis and writing. This feature of your newspaper…
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December 14, 2016
Project Info Lacking
Several years ago on my way from my Surf City summer home, I had, as usual, traveled the shortcut on Hilliard Boulevard in Manahawkin, just off Bay Avenue East.
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•December 14, 2016
In the Season of Giving Beware of ‘Free’ Offers and ‘Upgrades’
I can sense that the holiday season is right around the corner; the spirit of thoughtfulness, helpingothers and giving things is”in the air.” Let me explain.
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December 14, 2016
Thanks for Support
Tuckerton Lodge #4 of Free and Accepted Masons held a no-charge Breakfast with Santa at the lodge on Dec. 11. Santa was amazing as he “checked his list,” listened to excited wishes and provided candy…
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•December 14, 2016
Marvel’s Doughnuts, No Locks: Sweet Memories
In the late 1960s, when we began renting on Long Beach Island, cottages were not air-conditioned. You considered yourself lucky if there was an attic fan in the dormer. The windows stayed open and if…
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December 14, 2016
Reason to Celebrate
As chairman of the Ocean County Sierra Club, I am constantly amazed by the interest of so many of my fellow Ocean County residents in Alaska and the Arctic. Many have visited there and understand the…
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December 12, 2016
Holgate Alert
I received a notification letter on Friday, Dec 9 in the mail. It stated that this Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m., there is going to be a Long Beach Township Land Use Board meeting and on the agenda…
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•December 7, 2016
Not Just Another Swan Story
We live on an island, which comes with its blessings and also its curses. High tides, full moons, nor’easters, incessant winds, hip boots for wading from your front door to your car parked on higher…
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December 7, 2016
Crisis in Syria
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•December 7, 2016
Where Ya From?
You gotta love living on Long Beach Island in the off-season. I know lots of folks live here in the summer and go somewhere else in the winter, but if I had the financial advantages I’d do it in…
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December 7, 2016
No Nativity
When visiting the lighting display at the green in Beach Haven the other evening, we were looking for a presence of the nativity scene. Since the season commemorates the birth of Christ, we were…
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December 7, 2016
Return Cop Killer
With the recent death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, there has never been a better time for the U.S. government to demand the return of convicted cop killer JoAnne Chesimard.
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December 7, 2016
Added Thanks
The Maximilian Foundation ran an ad in the Nov. 23 issue thanking our sponsors, donors and volunteers for supporting our annual Boat Tournament & Fish Fry Fundraiser. Inadvertently, The Cedar Garden…
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December 7, 2016
Dangerous Pipeline
This is afollow-up to Mike Pierro’s letter (“Specific Answers,”10/26) concerning a proposed natural gas pipeline through Dock Road in West Creek, Eagleswood Township.
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November 30, 2016
Thanksgiving Blessings
The St. Francis Human Concerns Department would like to thank the following local partners and businesses for making our 2016 Thanksgiving Project a success.
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•November 30, 2016
What Beats Hanging Up on Telephone Scammers?
The blinking, red light on the answering machine indicated there was a message, but the number was not familiar. I pushed the play button and a man with a heavy accent identified himself as an…
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November 30, 2016
Streetlight Needed
Regarding the “PRSD Presents Reno Project to Eagleswood” article in your Nov. 2 edition, I was appalled by the response given by Deputy Mayor Debra Rivas to the request for a streetlight on Sprague…
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November 30, 2016
Blatant Bias
The definition of media bias is a lot like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s definition of pornography: “I know it when I see it.”
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•November 30, 2016
From Acts of Political Mayhem to Acts of Kindness
Just as our political candidates threatened to outdo the havoc of the Mayhem Guy in the Allstate commercials, The Weather Channel offered “a place to escape the election.” They promised “absolutely…
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•November 23, 2016
Election Reflections from ‘The Apprentice’ to the ‘The Biggest Loser’
Earth did not have a vote. But maybe it would not have made a difference.
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November 23, 2016
So Thankful
I am 82 years old, retired, blessed and still employed part-time. I am basically healthy but osteo-arthritis has taken over every possible joint in my body, leaving me with pain and partially…
