Opinion
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September 30, 2015
Fighting Slavery
I wrote to you last year about the importance of our individual efforts to fight to combat human slavery. In the ensuing 12 months, we have moved closer to ending this horrible scourge.
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September 30, 2015
Not Intimidated
Someone tried to intimidate the Democratic candidates running for office in this November election. A condolence card was received by the Great Bay Democratic Club of Little Egg Harbor. The person…
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September 30, 2015
Unselfish Service
One evening last January I was on my way home from work around 10 p.m. At the end of 11th Street and Central Avenue in Barnegat Light, I noticed borough of Barnegat Light employees working on what…
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September 30, 2015
Family Humbled
Oscar Wilde said, “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” I’d like to thank the deserving crew at Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. for the kindness they extended to me…
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•September 28, 2015
Shore Stalwarts: Seagulls and Surfcasters
There are two types of creatures that inhabit the ocean beaches of Long Beach Islandon days when nothing else will: seagulls and surfcasters. Fishers alike, both are out there when the rest of us are…
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•September 23, 2015
Good People in Bad Mitterndorf
In America, we talk of building walls to keep people out. In Bad Mitterndorf, a town of barely 3,000 people in Austria, the citizens welcome Syrian refugees, not only accepting them but caring for…
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September 23, 2015
Oh September
Oh September hear my sigh,The summer is over, the sun is lower in the sky.With each new day the waves will pound,Upon the sand with a thunderous sound.Leaving driftwood, coal and shells that…
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September 23, 2015
Sea of Charms
I was walking along again past the long-gone Shack, thinking of the beauty of summer. This is Long Beach Island! Must I stroll the beach on such a perfect day? It is time to head for Beach Haven ……
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September 23, 2015
Big Thank-You
The LBI Historical Museum would like to give a big thank-you to all to who participated in our annual Labor Day bake sale. The weather was perfect, warm and sunny. We had many goodies: brownies…
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September 23, 2015
Love Grows on LBI
A dear friend of ours still living on LBI sent me the recent SandPaper article of the LBI coupleswho met on the Island and married many years ago (“Island Lovers: Nine Couples Share Their Origin…
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September 23, 2015
Wonderful Support
The Little Egg Theatre Company would like to thank the community for their wonderful support of our last production, “Sex Please, We’re Sixty.”
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September 23, 2015
Tarnished Feeling
My husband and I bought our home in The Dunes section of Long Beach Township in 1998. We both work very hard and feelvery lucky to have a summer residence on Long Beach Island.
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September 23, 2015
Something Fishy
Do you know what is causing the fishy smellin the air late in the afternoon? Two weeks ago it chased us off our deck into the house, and again last Friday night it was back again.
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September 23, 2015
Why the Delay?
It has been five years since the Long Beach Island School Board voted to close the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom and consolidate the fewer than 200 students into the Ethel Jacobsen Elementary…
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September 23, 2015
Fun Fundraiser
On behalf of the board of trustees of the New Jersey Maritime Museum, I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for all who supported our Sept. 12 annual fundraiser, “A Celebration of Beach…
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September 23, 2015
Festival to Launch
An exciting new weekend-long event is happening on LBI for the first time from Oct. 9 to Oct. 12 – LBI FLY International Kite Festival! Celebrity kite flyers from all over will come for the weekend…
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•September 23, 2015
Virtual Rentals
Every year, as soon as the winter winds stop howling and the spring breezes appear, my wife and I start thinking about the friends and relatives we would like to have visit us at the shore. For me…
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September 17, 2015
Found Poetry
Regarding the picture caption on page 24 of the Sept. 9 issue, I just wanted to share some found poetry in The SandPaper…
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•September 17, 2015
The Wizard of Bohemia
It was originally Higman’s General Store in the 1950s. I was about 13 or 14 years old when I first became aware of the antique store that Higman’s became, The Wizard of Odds, in Beach Haven Crest…
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September 17, 2015
Our Summer Place
Let me start by saying I loved your article on A Summer Place (in the August Beachcomber, The SandPaper’s sister publication).I didn’t know the beginning of the story in the ’60s, but I remember…
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•September 16, 2015
Forced to Give Up the Dream House
News about Little Egg Harbor Township tax troubles recently got me to thinking about my old friend Jack. He and his wife retired some years ago and moved from their long-time home in one of the urban…
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•September 16, 2015
The One That Got Away & LBI Memories That Stay
That’s what we ponder once a year over clams and beer at The Whale. Martha should have married him. And, well, as things go – he still could be out there. If only we could remember his last name.
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September 16, 2015
Remember ‘the Stoop’?
The other day my 92-year-old mom, Florence Schaffer, handed me a column by Tony Haryn in Aim West Milford titled “A National Treasure … the Stoop.”
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September 16, 2015
Expert Training
As a parent who has had one child come through the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol Lifeguard in Training Program, and another just beginning it, I would like to thank the guardsfor the truly…
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September 12, 2015
Retreat From Victory
In 1951 Gen. MacArthur wanted tactical nuclear artillery weapons against the Chinese Communist Army, which had entered the war. Truman wouldn’t let the general have his way, for fear of World War…
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September 9, 2015
Meatless Progress
To the Editor: With the new school year just around the corner, parents’ attention is turning to school clothes, supplies and lunches. Yes, school lunches!
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September 9, 2015
Wharton Wear and Tear
Childhood memories are a blessing and can be counted as great fortune in life. Regarding the use of off-road vehicles in Wharton State Park, Gregory O’Brien uses his memories of driving down…
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September 9, 2015
Terrifying Experience
On Friday, July 17 I was at the Surf City beach with my family, enjoying the last day of our vacation in LBI. While in the water during low tide I took turns helping my kids Boogie Board. As I was…
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•September 9, 2015
Life Lessons Learned at Grandmom’s Knee
Sept. 13 is National Grandparents Day. When I think of them I realize how much influence my grandparents had on my life. So today I would like to share some of the life lessons I learned from my…
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September 9, 2015
Best and Finest
The Ship Bottom Police Department is the best there is! They went over and beyond to help me locate a missing grandson, especially Officer Brian Tretola, who was efficient, very professional, kind…
