Opinion
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November 23, 2016
Adding Up Losses
In response to Bill Bonvie’s column concerning “Irresponsible Journalism” (11/16), one has to wonder is he not guilty of the very same irresponsible behavior. At the end of his article he tries to…
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November 23, 2016
Alarming Shutdowns
TheOysterCreeknuclear power plant temporarilyshutdownSunday morning due to a fault in the turbine control system. The turbine is located on the non-nuclear side of the plant. The system monitors…
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November 23, 2016
The Voters Got Trump’s Message, Thankfully
Well, the man with the funny hair beat out the woman with the squeaky voice for the American presidency.
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November 23, 2016
Local Votes Count
A SandPaper article, published on Nov. 16, stated that absentee ballots changed the outcomes of the Beach Haven Council and Long Beach Island school board elections. When reading the piece, I found…
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November 16, 2016
Great Again
Huh, it seems Donald Trump and a basket of deplorables across the nation have closed the door on that nasty woman Hillary Clinton and her band of corruptibles. In the process the family dynasties of…
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November 16, 2016
Benefits of Giving
As we approach the season of giving and the end of the fiscal year, the Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter would like to take this opportunity to let older Americans know that approved…
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November 16, 2016
Supporters Conned
It’ll be interesting to see what happens when Donald Trump waves his magic wand to fix every problem immediately, as he promised. Apparently this “great mind” knows more than all the experts on these…
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November 16, 2016
Failed Policies
All the liberal media and the Democratic Party are putting President-Elect Donald Trump down. Some young people are vowing to leave the U.S.A. Say good riddance. They fail to admit the real reason…
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November 16, 2016
Superb Shots
I am writing you to praise your incredible photographer Marjorie Amon. I was astounded to see her superbly framed, edgy, witty shots of the LBI Fall Festival in the Oct. 26 issue. Imagine my delight…
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November 16, 2016
Fix the System
In the past five presidential elections, two have been won by the candidate who received fewer votes than his/her opponent. Since the first election of George Washington just over 225 years ago it’s…
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•November 16, 2016
Did Irresponsible Journalism Change the Course of History?
Twenty years ago, I was working as a copy editor at the Asbury Park Press when a wire story broke that gave me pause. “We’d better be very careful about how we present this because the guy they’re…
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November 16, 2016
Who Are We?
I have been asking myself this same question (as the one posed in the headline last week for a letter addressing the defiling of a Hillary Clinton sign and the occurrence of other “anti-Semitic…
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•November 16, 2016
Juggling a Real Alternate Reality
A staple of science fiction is stories about alternate reality. In this type of story a minor change in the past causes a major change in the future. At many points in our past, a decision we made…
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November 16, 2016
Thanks for Support
Long Beach Island voters, please accept my thanks and gratitude for your support in electing me to the Southern Regional Board of Education. Being involved in our community for the past 26 years, I…
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November 16, 2016
Who Won?
Recently I was an advocate for a candidate for Little Egg Harbor Township Committee. Although my candidate lost the election, I am wondering if the people have really won. The path of my candidate to…
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November 9, 2016
Great Success
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those people responsible for making our fall festival a great success. We had expected some 3,500 people in attendance and we had approximately…
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•November 9, 2016
Saying Goodbye to a ‘Modern-Day Mae West’
Dorothy Regester Felton Turkot, better known asDotti Turkot, would have been 90 years old on Nov. 13, according to her obituary this summer from a local funeral home. In an earlier online bio I was…
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November 9, 2016
Soothing Stroll
This time I am strolling by Great Bay along Gravelly Beach. It is a soothing, warm fall day of absolute clarity. Should a poem come to mind?
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November 9, 2016
Wonderful Event
On Oct. 28-30, the Sea Shell Resort & Beach Club hosted its 20th Annual Striped Bass Derby. It was a wonderful success involving 93 boats and 320 fishermen. The derby was won by Matt Curtis fishing…
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November 9, 2016
Who Are We?
Who have we become? What has happened to civility? To respect? To calm and rational discourse about our differences?
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November 9, 2016
Diminished Flora
As a homeowner but only an occasional resident on Long Beach Island, I was stunned to see the results of the replenishment that has taken place since I was last here – in particular, the monoculture…
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•November 9, 2016
On the Trail of Rainbows and Waterspouts
We all love to play with water, whether it’s diving under it, swimming through it or sailing and surfing on top of its wind-guided waves. We are immersed with its magical qualities. But Mother Nature…
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November 9, 2016
Autumn Night’s Magic
Last night I heard one lonely owlSomewhere in the shadowed treesAnd caught the scent of autumn leavesOn a wayward midnight breeze.
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November 9, 2016
Steadfast Commitment
At a time when it is very difficult to trust representatives who claim to be committed to the public good and the best interests of our country, it is very reassuring to have local representatives…
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November 2, 2016
Not Fun
My family moved to Southern Ocean County approximately 14 years ago from Somerset County in northern New Jersey. We have always visited the Haunted Seaport in Tuckerton at Halloween; however, this…
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November 2, 2016
Unbelievable Women
Regardless of liking Donald Trump or not, I wonder why the women accusing him of sexual harassment from years ago never came forward until now. Why did the woman on the plane not complain to a flight…
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November 2, 2016
Conscientious Worker
To the Long Beach Island Community, Residents and Taxpayers of Barnegat Light:
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November 2, 2016
Successful Combination
I am writing to urge Long Beach Township voters to re-elect our current board of commissioners. As an employee of LBT for many years, I worked for and with several different administrations. This…
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November 2, 2016
Cedars Vote No
I urge Harvey Cedars residents to voteno on local question No. 1, Open Space Conservation Trust Fund Referendum.
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November 2, 2016
Time for Change
My family has had interest in Long Beach Township since the height of the Depression in the mid-1930s. I have enjoyed Long Beach Township as a summer home from when I was 2 years old in 1935 until…
