Opinion
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October 5, 2016
Work Ethic in Decline
During this presidential campaign season, politicians of both parties are playing the old blame game when talking about the less than robust recovery from the late recession. Perhaps the current work…
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October 5, 2016
Look at Big Picture
I read with interest the Commentary by Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd) on Sept. 28 (“Upgrades Highlight Necessity to #BeThere for Area Vets”). It was, in essence, a public service announcement to my…
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•October 5, 2016
Common Sense Scarce Everywhere, From Sugar to Suffrage Subterfuges
“Common sense,” legendary folk humorist Will Rogers once quipped, “ain’t common.” And, boy, do I keep seeing more and more evidence of the wisdom of those words every day.
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October 5, 2016
Input Encouraged
As a candidate for the Pinelands Regional Board of Education, I think it is extremely important to reach out and get input from the community on their views that relate to the education of our middle…
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•October 5, 2016
‘What’s It All About, Alfie?’
“Is it just for the moment we live?” The closer we get to the most pathetic election in my 56 years of voting, the more persistentlythe lyrics from the 1960s movie “Alfie” echo in my brain.
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October 5, 2016
Inaccessible Clinton
The letter referring to the writer’s meeting with Hillary Clinton (“Memorable Meetings,” 9/21) reminded me of an instance when Ms. Clinton was the New York state senator. At the time I was a New York…
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October 5, 2016
Towns Need to Step Up
I read with great hope the article on the attempts to save the Surflight Theatre complex (“Surflight Theatre Future Has Hope If Quick Action,” 9/28) and hope that Long Beach Township will join Beach…
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October 5, 2016
Effective Commission
We are all imperfect humans. It is our job to decide what imperfections are most important to us when choosing our Long Beach Township commissioners in November. I don’t want to write about a lot…
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October 5, 2016
Undermining President
Recently, we watched Donald Trump announce that the reason why he pursued the matter of our president’s birth certificate for so many years was to actually “force” our president to produce such…
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September 29, 2016
Bulkhead Removed
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has missed an opportunity to protect Long Beach Township’s oceanfront homes from flooding.
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•September 28, 2016
Magic of LBI Included Smoking a Pipe on the Beach
As I have frequently mentioned in past columns for The SandPaper, my daughter, Claire, has been taking me to Long Beach Island on my wedding anniversary, Aug. 12, since 2010, the year my husband…
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September 28, 2016
Woman of Substance
I recently have become interested in local politics since becoming a full-time resident on Long Beach Island for the last four years. Living here I have seen the ebb and flow of the Island, as…
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September 28, 2016
Plight of the ‘Chosen’
I have owned a house on LBI for 20 years and wasthrilled to learnthat our coastline wasbeing replenished.
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September 28, 2016
Banner Find
A short time ago I purchased a banner at a regional flea market that the seller said was originally on the Shack located off of Route 72. He mentioned the banner once we had finished talking about…
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September 28, 2016
Wonderful Support
Thank you to the many businesses, organizations and individuals who gave so generously of their time and resources to make the Missy Keelerbenefit a success. Missy Keeler is the daughter of Bob…
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•September 28, 2016
Happy Locals’ Summer!
I was having dinner out with my hubby one night after Labor Day when I overheard a conversation from another table. One person was saying, “I’m glad our summer has finally arrived.” That comment…
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•September 28, 2016
Upgrades Highlight Necessity to #BeThere for Area Vets
Our veterans have honorably served the nation, endangering their lives to protect our freedom and liberties. It is because of that we regularly gather as a community to give them the hero’s welcome…
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September 27, 2016
Responsive Public Servant
The Great Bay Democratic Club is pleased to announce and support the candidacy of Mayor Eugene “Gene” Kobryn for a three-year Little Egg Harbor Township Committee term commencing in January 2017.
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September 21, 2016
Grateful for Support
On behalf of the board of trustees of the New Jersey Maritime Museum, I wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support of our annual fundraiser event, themed “1916 New Jersey Shark…
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September 21, 2016
Fighting for Freedom
I have written before in this paper about the horrible problem of slavery in the world today. I want to speak now about how each of you can help eliminate it in our lifetime. On Sunday, Sept. 25…
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September 21, 2016
Unequal Treatment
Violating the public trust versus offensive language rhetoric. National security breaches versus corporate bankruptcies. Felony investigations versus civil law suits. Bad decisions resulting in…
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September 21, 2016
If the Shoe Fits …
Let’s dig a little deeper into Hillary Clinton’s assertion that half of Donald Trump’s supporters are what she calls “deplorables.” By her own admission, it was “grossly generalistic.” My problem is…
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September 21, 2016
Politics of Lying
Do politicians make decisions that go against their morals and lie for personal gain because they believe that it is for the greater good and that the ends justify the means?
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September 21, 2016
Memorable Meetings
I met Hillary Clinton nine years ago this month. I was in Atlantic City for a state-wide Democratic convention and she was an invited guest. I remember it distinctly because my mother was in the…
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September 21, 2016
Diocese Supported
In arecent press article, the Camden, N.J., diocese – Camden Catholic, Paul VI, Gloucester Catholic, St. Joseph, Wildwood Catholic and Holy Spirit – is condemned for announcing that any student…
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September 21, 2016
Welcome, Monarchs!
Start looking to the skies from now until mid-October for monarch butterflies, our annual orange fluttering guests, on their annual 2,000-plus-mile migration to Mexico. There will be smaller numbers…
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September 21, 2016
Voice for All
A lifelong resident of Long Beach Island, I am thrilled to learn that Danielle Hagler, a young woman who I’ve known for over 30 years, is now a candidate running for commissioner of Long Beach…
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•September 21, 2016
U.S. History Shows Us Dems Give Us Wars and GOP Recessions
It was way back in 1968 when my father, a committed independent, gave me my first political advice.
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September 14, 2016
Numbers Don’t Add Up
The more I research the actions of the board of education for Long Beach Island Consolidated, the more concerned I have become. I attended the Dec. 2, 2015 presentation at the board meeting when the…
