Opinion
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March 9, 2016
Losing Ratables
Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett recently stated that Little Egg Harbor has been in an economic crisis since Superstorm Sandy wiped much of its populous Mystic Island section off local…
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March 8, 2016
No One Cared
Last Easter Sunday when I was taking my disabled daughter home for a visit from New Lisbon Center, I wanted to cry. One of the residents had on a shirt that said Merry Christmas. No one cared. Some…
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March 8, 2016
Generous Support
Thank you for your generous contribution to the annual Southern Regional High School Memorial Scholarship Bowling Tournament on Sat., Jan. 30 at Thunderbird Lanes in Manahawkin. I am pleased to let…
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March 2, 2016
Nothing Is Free
The word most utilized in the advertising world is free. Buy one, get one free; free shipping; try it for free or return it free. We are inundated daily in every form of media with this barrage.
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March 2, 2016
Constitutional Duty
A few weeks ago in an interview, President Obama said he should have reached out to Republicans to include them in his policies. Now he is using his constitutional duty to name a replacement for…
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March 2, 2016
Major Disruption
Little Egg Inlet is a major disruption to the economic viability of LBI and the surrounding area.
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March 2, 2016
Keep Rural Nature
I am writing to express my support for preserving the 80-acre tract of land on the south side of Mathistown Road (“OC Freeholders Vote to Preserve LEH Land as Part of Open Space,” 2/24).
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•March 2, 2016
Here’s to Life, Pain and All
I can remember reading an articleby Betty Rollin, who wrote a book relating how she had helped her mother, who had ovarian cancer, die. She did this in 1982, before Dr. Jack Kevorkian became well…
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•March 2, 2016
Double Trouble No Trouble for Volunteers
With a name like “Double Trouble,” you’d expect somebody’s up to no good.
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March 1, 2016
Unfair Judgments
In response to the “Shooting Down Story” letter (2/27), I’m sure Mr. Hindi and the SHARK rights group are well meaning. But it’s wrong to make personal negative comments against Mr. Shackleton.
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February 24, 2016
Ignore Park ‘Whim’
We agree completely with Joseph Michaels’ letter regarding the dog park in Barnegat Light (“Keep Dog Park,” 2/17). The content of the editor’s note following his letter regarding the council’s…
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•February 24, 2016
The Snowmobile Challenge – Once Is More Than Enough
Presidents Day weekend last year promised an Arctic chill for the Northeast. While most people were either planning to hop on a plane and head for warmer temperatures or stay indoors and hunker down…
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February 24, 2016
Dangerous Light
I have always wondered why we have one traffic light that works all year ’round on the Boulevard. I had once asked Long Beach Township police and was told that the county is responsible for that.
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•February 24, 2016
Still Plenty of Sand Between Our Toes
Anyone who has enjoyed LBI for a number of years can relate to the essay Elizabeth Bonnet wrote (“Remembering Years of Sand Between My Toes,” 2/17). My grandparents, on both sides of the family…
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February 24, 2016
Shooting Down Story
The SandPaper’s Feb. 12 profile of lawyer Richard Shackleton contained gross inaccuracies and outright lies.
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•February 24, 2016
GMO Fight Takes a Page Out of Vonnegut Novel
I’m talking about the proposed legislation that has been informally dubbed the “Deny Americans the Right to Know,” or DARK, Act.
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February 23, 2016
Shuttle Shortsightedness
I read with some dismay the comments from Barnegat Light’s council about their “support” of the LBI shuttle bus system and concern about potential fees that may have to be levied to keep the system…
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•February 17, 2016
Sand Between My Toes
My family has spent summers in Surf City on Long Beach Island since 1952. My parents built our house when I was 8 years old. We never went camping to Florida or on sightseeing trips around the U.S.…
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•February 17, 2016
America Never Stopped Being Great … and Complicated
One of my favorite experiences as a teacher was watching students understand American history. They usually started the process by thinking it was boring. When they understood that it was a “story”…
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February 17, 2016
Keep Dog Park
In a past edition I read that the mayor of Barnegat Light was considering returning the dog park to a baseball field, that the dog park was an experiment. I would say it was an overwhelming success.
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February 17, 2016
Outrageous Obstruction
First, we offer condolences for the loss of Antonin Scalia. While I didn’t agree with much of his conservative views, I acknowledge his intellectual prowess and legal mind.
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February 10, 2016
Good Samaritan
While taking refuge from our recent storm at my friend Mike’s home on Route 9 I witnessed a unique event. A total stranger, still unknown, approached “The Stoneman” household and explained that her…
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•February 10, 2016
Here’s to Hair!
This column is about hair, the stuff on your head. I’m at the point in life when I am very thankful that I have hair on my head, even if it is thinning and changing shades. I don’t mean to aggravate…
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February 10, 2016
Political Pollsters
Did you ever ask yourself why most politicalpolling is conducted by colleges and universities? Did you ever ask yourself why major media outlets use these pollsto givea slant to whatever result they…
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February 10, 2016
Superb Opportunity
This Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter when many Christians abstain from animal foods in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the desert before launching…
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February 10, 2016
Vital Inspections
I would like to follow up my earlier letter (“Helpful, Professional,” 1/20) by relating my experience from the recent storm that indisputably shows why inspections and inspectors are vital to the…
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February 10, 2016
Heartfelt Thanks
On Jan. 6, we had a medical emergency at our home. Thank-you does not begin to express how much we appreciate all who helped us -family, friends and our community of Harvey Cedars – during our…
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February 10, 2016
Tides That Bind
Love’s always replenishingAs tides on the beach.Lonely times vanishingHardly in reach.
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February 10, 2016
Stumbling Blocks
First, I’d like to give a shout-out to the teachers and children of the LBI Consolidated School District for the scores in last year’s PARCC test. I know it’s a touchy subject, but it looks like the…
