Opinion
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June 1, 2015
Missing in Inaction
The U.S. has gone from superpower to super panderer in a few short years. Are we so in need of real leadership that we invite Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu to show us the way? Our foreign policy…
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May 27, 2015
Meaty Concerns
What ever happened to the good, old days when the worst things we had to fear on Memorial Day were traffic jams and indigestion?
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May 27, 2015
BHW Short-Changed
After watching all of my neighbors lose their homes and possessions to Sandy, as I did, it pains me that Beach Haven West is being short-changed with the proposed community center being set to…
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May 27, 2015
Be Careful, Brighton
I am responding to the reported need for a turning lane on Route 72 at the Brighton at Barnegat development. I have been a resident of Brighton at Barnegat for three years, however my mother and aunt…
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•May 27, 2015
If I Were a Commencement Speaker
When my daughters were toddlers, dinner was a disorganized affair. My wife and I would get up over and over again to get more juice, cut up food, clean up spills and wipe squirming and messy little…
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May 27, 2015
Faux Resort
If you don’t mind getting up early, I encourage you to attend an amazing little drama that unfolds each morning in Loveladies.
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May 27, 2015
High Praise
With all the bad press of late about police departments, I felt compelled to praise, highly praise, our police department here in Surf City. A special mention and thank-you to Capt. Collins, who goes…
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•May 27, 2015
It’s Not Just an Old Table; It’s a Time Machine
That’s my son asking me the same question he has asked me 1,000 times. I’m fixing the old picnic table again. It seems like every year when we open the beach house we do the same things over and…
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May 25, 2015
Consolidation of Two LBI Schools Must Wait
For the past four decades the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District has supported two separate primary schools. However, with declining enrollment due to changing demographics and increasing…
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May 20, 2015
Church in Crisis
Many years ago there was a television quiz show called “The $64,000 Question.” To get to this big question, first a series of other questions had to be answered correctly.
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May 20, 2015
School Needed
Will the Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom be closed? This project must be taken to heart. The safety and well-being of all of God’s children is our biggest concern.
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•May 20, 2015
Our Furry Ball of Rescued Sunshine
Summer fun is right around the corner, not only for us people but for our furry friends. Whether it is a dog, a cat or any other type of four-legged friend you might have, we know they all probably…
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May 20, 2015
Important Protections
This is in response to Mr. Giannantonio’s letter (“Failures of Liberalism,” 5/13).
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May 20, 2015
Day of Remembrance
Memorial Dayisn’t about the beginning of summer. It isn’t about cracking open the beers with your friends on your boats. It isn’t about the parties, getting wasted, and the barbecues.
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•May 20, 2015
‘The Rock’ and Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Have you had the pleasure of seeing “the rock”? I’m talking about the large granite boulder that sits in the sand on the side of the road on southbound Route 539 six miles north of Route 72. If the…
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May 20, 2015
Troubling Taxes
I am writing in response to the Little Egg Harbor 2015-16 school budget, which calls for a 12.17 percent tax rate increase. The consumer price index is 1.7 percent, so why are school operating costs…
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May 20, 2015
Unwelcome Parking
In spite of the overwhelming disapproval of the residents of Brant Beach, Joe Mancini, mayor of Long Beach Township, has dismantled the tennis courts at 68th Street and made them into a parking lot.
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•May 20, 2015
Salty and Sweet Scents of Long Beach Island Arouse Memories
In all my memoirsof days spent on “my Island,” I have used just about every sense to reminisce about good times spanning my entire life. I have compared the way beaches around the world differ in…
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May 18, 2015
Not So Silly
When I came to Stafford and built a permanent home in a very nice development, I suddenly became involved with the politics that for the most part were quite different than what I experienced in West…
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•May 13, 2015
Old Charlie
Several years ago when I was cleaning out some old newspapers in my garage I came across a name on the obituary page that had a familiar ring: Charles Protzel. It took a few minutes, but I soon…
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May 13, 2015
Lack of Information
We recently returned from Florida to our home in Holgate. Upon our return, we were surprised to encounter major work happening on our street in Holgate.
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•May 13, 2015
Why Am I Backing Bernie Sanders? Precisely Because He’s a Long Shot!
With the competition once again on for the Triple Crown, I can’t help but be reminded of the time when horse racing was our principal form of legalized wagering. It wasn’t all that long ago because I…
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May 13, 2015
Erroneous, Misleading
I would like to take this opportunity to respond to some inaccuracies in Terry Deakyne’s letter to the Long Beach Island Board of Education titled “School Consolidation Project Is Waste of Time and…
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May 13, 2015
Hypocritical DEP
While the state Department of Environmental Education commissioner was doing a photo op for the dune project on Long Beach Island, a few miles south in Holgate the DEP held a hearing to change rules…
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May 13, 2015
Keep Grade School
One school in the Long Beach Island School District is all we need out of the two, as I’ve said before. In my opinion, the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom is the one to keep.
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May 13, 2015
Exit Strategy
I have just returned from an around-the-world cruise. I traveled across the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Mediterranean oceans through the Panama and Suez canals to visit Central America, South…
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May 13, 2015
Courageous Police
Events over the past few months have reminded the American people of the substantial personal risk our law enforcement officers put themselves in each day. In their unwavering effort to keep our…
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May 13, 2015
Failures of Liberalism
Race riots exploding across our cities never will stop while liberal politicians control our governments.
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May 13, 2015
People Helping People
On behalf of the AARP/IRS tax aide program, I wish to thank all the volunteers who gave their time, knowledge and experience to our clients with kindness and confidentiality.
