Opinion
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•July 8, 2015
A West Wind: Wicked and Wonderful
When I am at home in Westport, Conn., it would never occur to me to notice the direction the wind is blowing. Period. However, on LBI, the direction of the wind is crucial, often determining the type…
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July 8, 2015
Ban Leaf Blowers
For over 40 years, LBIhas beenthe place I have come to relax, walk on the breach, swim in the lagoons, watch the birds, enjoy the sounds of the ocean waves and wind, and to read and write in peace.…
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July 8, 2015
County Not to Blame
I must totally disagree with Mr. Finne’s assignment of blame for Monday’s car/bike accident in Harvey Cedars (“County’s Fault,” 7/1). No possible action by the county or Harvey Cedars regarding…
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July 8, 2015
Insufficient Parking
I remember years ago the construction of the Houston Astros astrodome baseball stadium. Some brilliant engineer thought it would be a great idea to cover the dome with stained glass windows. Every…
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July 8, 2015
Better Banner
Leslee Ganss’ “Artoon” (6/24) regarding the controversial display of the Confederate battle standard, or “stars and bars,” underscores how the individual pieces of the banner are very similar to “Old…
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July 8, 2015
Revisionist History
I have read Ms. Schnepp’s response to my letter (“Theater for All,” 6/24). I don’t like to argue points in the media, but after the ridiculous and untrue things that have been attributed to me since…
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•July 8, 2015
Picture This
Anthropologists start by classifying human evolution into ages: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, etc. Looking at more modern scientific achievements, they talk about electricity, the…
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July 8, 2015
Easy Fixes
I travel on and off the Island several times a day. I can’t tell you how many accidents and almost accidents I witness on a daily basis, involving people heading south onLongBeachBoulevard, turning…
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July 8, 2015
Beware of Builders
I have written to this column before and am writing this as a follow-up. I lost my home to Sandy and had a new one built 9 feet up on pilings. We are an elderly handicapped couple. I am a veteran of…
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•July 1, 2015
Lost But Not Forgotten – LBI Markers of Our Lives
My daughter, Claire, recently broke the sad news to me that our beloved Surflight Theatre and the adjoining Show Place Ice Cream Parlour in Beach Haven are closed so far this summer with no news…
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July 1, 2015
Healthcare Needs Work
While I’m glad that millions of Americans, including 14,000 in our district, will not lose their healthcare as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell, due to poorly written…
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July 1, 2015
Lifesavers
We would like to thank the two male lifeguards who were on duty Friday, June 26 near Ryerson Avenue in Beach Haven.
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•July 1, 2015
My First Non-LBI Summer
My first Long Beach Island summer came around 1957 when the Shapiros dominated the single-home construction activity close to Beach Haven while other builders were busy up and down the sprawling…
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July 1, 2015
Dangerous Parking
Recently at the North Beach Taxpayers Association meeting, Long Beach Township Mayor Mancini gave a very thorough and informative talk. The township is attempting to acquire the easement on the 1125…
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July 1, 2015
Let Flags Be
In reference to last week’s story titled “American Flags Raise Eyebrows and Questions,” you go, Lou Delmonte! You rock!
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July 1, 2015
Magnificent Week
It was a magnificent week! G ood forces, idle for some time, joined together and presented to the world a cataract of goodness and solid, permanent, long-sought solutions. But it was also sad that…
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July 1, 2015
Convoluted Decision
Well, they’ve done it again, another convoluted decision by the activist-controlled Supreme Court. Once again the court has sided against the Constitution and the will of the people, rewriting the…
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July 1, 2015
County’s Fault
How many people need to be seriously injured before Ocean County wakes up to the fact that Long Beach Island is a vacation resort where pedestrians and bicyclists are omnipresent and the current…
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July 1, 2015
Signature Event
We’ve all heard it said that “change is the only constant” – it just seems to be a bit more difficult when the change is to things that have a long history. That is certainly the case with the change…
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July 1, 2015
‘3 in HC’
Summer has barely started and we already have had several accidents and near misses on the Boulevard through Harvey Cedars. The most recent incident occurred Monday morning, June 29, involving a car…
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July 1, 2015
Loss for Beach Haven
On June 26, the Beach Haven community lost a lifelong resident, Larry Nemeth. Larry had lived on Pelham Avenueevery summer of his life, and, being a beloved third grade teacher with summers off, was…
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•July 1, 2015
The Great 4th of July Striper
My buddy Joe Corallo was a “meat fisherman.” He always said, “You go fishing to catch fish – it’s not a social event.” He called me a leisure fisherman because I’ll go fishing anytime, anywhere…
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•June 24, 2015
Choosing the Right Mate Is a Big Deal
Choosing the right mate can make or break your life. How do I know that? I’m married over four decades, I’m a practicing psychotherapist for the same amount of time, and I know what I’m talking…
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•June 24, 2015
A Walk on the Beach: Footprints and Mindsets
It is not as easy as a walk in the park or as hard as dashing through the snow. It is more rewarding than taking a long walk off a short pier and can be more revealing than a walk down a Victoria…
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•June 24, 2015
Vital Barrier
Hurricane Sandy showed us the devastating effect flooding can have on the Jersey Shore. The storm made us band together as a community to confront the challenge of future extreme weather events.…
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June 24, 2015
Offensive Symbol
Last week’s tragedy in South Carolina reminded me again of how oblivious I am to what it’s like to be black in America. This past Saturday I noticed that I was more annoyed than I used to be by…
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June 24, 2015
Despicable Act
On my way home from dinner Saturday evening, June 13, I saw a most despicable act: two cooks emptying their cooking pots down the storm drain on Centre Street in Beach Haven. An event/wedding there…
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June 24, 2015
Theater for All
I have readSteve Steiner’s response (“Stalling Game,” 6/17) to my last letter and would like to clarify my feelings about the possible loss of Surflight Theatre. My call for help was to the…
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June 24, 2015
Unique Candidacy
In my 78 years of life, I never thought our nation would ever have a candidate for president as progressive and credible as Franklin D. Roosevelt, architect of the New Deal. But I think we are now…
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June 24, 2015
Change Lanes
Instead of the policing for profit model, which has patrolmen lurking on every other side street to ruin some family’s first day on the Island, how about going back to one lane in each direction from…
