Opinion
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August 14, 2024
Hurting, Not Helping
Re: “Don’t Take the Elephants for Granted: Save Them” (8/7), conscientious travelers are naturally attracted to places that claim to rescue animals and offer them refuge. But tourists who pay to…
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August 14, 2024
Merger Defiance
After reading the article about the approval of the property redevelopment plan for the Ship Bottom LBI Grade School property (“Redevelopment Plan for LBI School Site Gets a Green Light,” 7/31), it…
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•August 14, 2024
A Look Back at One of the Original Loveladies Lots
When my wife, Barbara, said we should start downsizing, like all dutiful husbands, my eyes rolled. Just what I always wanted to do. Well, this time there was a nice side benefit during the process.…
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August 14, 2024
Great Memories
The following was addressed to Michael Zahorsky, author of the SpeakEasy column “Madcap Adventures of Summer Kid in Surf City,” 7/17).
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•August 14, 2024
Diversity Helps Team USA Win Gold in Paris Olympics
U-S-A chants constantly break out in Trump rallies, but the U-S-A chant started as a way for Americans to root for their sports teams during international competitions, such as the Olympic Games.
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August 8, 2024
Deja Vu
While the cleanup and shutdown of Nantucket’s offshore wind farm due to a blade failure is still ongoing, the coverage was wide and far, including in The SandPaper (“Nantucket Wind Farm Incident…
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August 7, 2024
Pip Pip Hooray
A heartfelt thank you goes to all our friends and neighbors who helped us look for our much loved Pippa. She’s our 11-year-old golden mix and somehow went missing for a frantic hour in Ship Bottom.
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August 7, 2024
Vital Vote
We are seeing the most sensational drama of all times unfolding before our eyes with this election process. And it’s just really beginning!
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August 7, 2024
Bravo, Bellarine
I took the headline advice Rick Mellerup provided in “See Bellarine’s ‘Dreamcoat’ This Weekend” (7/31). I saw the matinee on Aug. 3 and am still buoyed up by the experience only live theater offers.
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August 7, 2024
Keep Meals Coming
More than 200,000 seniors that call Ocean County home may fall victim to a federal funding reduction and reduced access to the ever-popular Meals on Wheels program. Congress must budget at least…
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August 7, 2024
Compassionate Help
We would like to thank the Long Beach Township police and EMTs for help in coming to our home in Beach Haven Park quickly and transporting my wife to Southern Ocean Medical Center. They were…
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August 7, 2024
Walkways Wanted
In response to the article titled “Surf City Sees Surge in Beach Use, Badge Sales” (7/17), I refer to my prior letter published in the June 19 edition regarding walkways being installed in Surf City…
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•August 7, 2024
Don’t Take the Elephants for Granted: Save Them
Do you ever wonder where all the circus elephants have gone? The Ringling Bros. Circus I attended in Philadelphia that enchanted me as a child has long since disbanded the elephant shows, retiring…
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August 7, 2024
Unique Opportunity
The recent letter “Tranquility at Risk” (7/31) paints a beautiful picture of the Jersey Shore, and I too share in the appreciation and passion for preserving the serene beauty and tranquility of our…
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August 7, 2024
Good Neighbor
This is a good neighbor story. Jack Gartland drives by the home of his late friend, Frank Reilly, just in time. Frank’s wife, Cathy, was on a ladder trying to get a squirrel’s nest out of her tree.…
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•August 7, 2024
More Morrison’s Memories of Hard But Rewarding Job
This Memorial Day weekend I had the pleasure of reading L.J. Wallace’s SpeakEasy column titled “Surviving ‘The Hole’ in the Middle of Summer.” It was mostly about working at Morrison’s Restaurant on…
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July 31, 2024
No Accountability
I realize I’m not the first, nor will I be the last, to express frustration about the lack of dog poop accountability. But I digress. Here’s the backstory (so to speak). If you own a dog, you also…
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July 31, 2024
Thumbs Up, Down
Having seen many rules to live by over the years, Greg Golden’s “Words of Wisdom” (7/24) are among the best. And if Peter Savage (“Confusing Signs,” 7/24) can’t understand “Vets for Trump,” I am sure…
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July 31, 2024
True Patriotism
By stepping down from his candidacy, President Biden exemplified true patriotism by sacrificing power for the benefit of our nation, in stark contrast to his predecessor, whose loyalty is solely…
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•July 31, 2024
Face to Face With Desires, Fears of Ukrainian Students
My wife and I have just returned from a three-week trip to the Lviv region of Ukraine, our third trip in a year. Lviv is a beautiful, bustling, historic city 40 miles from the Polish border. It is…
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•July 31, 2024
Rules for the Unruly on LBI Courtesy of Cranky Old Biddy
Several weeks back, I was celebrating vacationers, thanking them even, for opening my eyes to the way we full-timers forget how privileged we are to live here. This was before an SUV the size of a…
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July 31, 2024
Future Is Nuclear
Mr. Ankosko is to be congratulated for his excellent Commentary piece offering 10 reasons to stop the offshore wind projects (7/24). I’d like to add one more major reason to stop these projects. Upon…
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July 31, 2024
Poor Planning
The most crucial problem facing Ship Bottom is stormwater run-off from excessive impervious cover. All of Ship Bottom’s planning documents stress the problems from too much impervious coverage and…
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July 31, 2024
Still Here
Hello and happy summer! We are on our annual summer trip to LBI, our happy place. This poem is dedicated to my Aunt Joann Kelty.
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July 31, 2024
Stop Faux Outrage
Seven truckloads of debris were removed from the busted wind turbine blade, in Nantucket. Think about how easy a cleanup that was vs. Exxon Valdez, or Deepwater Horizon, or the regular leaking oil in…
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July 31, 2024
Tranquility at Risk
The serene beauty of our New Jersey beaches has long been a sanctuary for residents and visitors alike. Whether for a day trip or a full vacation, the shore offers an escape from the hustle and…
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July 31, 2024
Promising Anti-Pain Act
New Jersey’s older population is growing fast, and we need to talk about a big problem that often gets ignored: older folks getting addicted to prescription painkillers. As people age, they are more…
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July 31, 2024
In Agreement
Jim Smith’s photo and comments on last week’s page 12 (“Rude Behavior”) should be front page next week. I could not agree more!
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•July 25, 2024
Words of Wisdom for a Brand New Granddaughter
My daughter-in-law delivered a beautiful baby girl on June 22. Mae was 7 pounds, 5 ounces, 20 inches long, 10 fingers, 10 toes. Everyone’s fine including big sister Cora – so far. We stayed over at…
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July 24, 2024
Rude Behavior
Nothing like renters setting up 40 yards’ worth of beach chairs at 8:30 a.m., and then coming to the beach at 11:30 a.m. when they wake up. Locals would never do this as this is rude and obnoxious.
