Opinion
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December 20, 2023
Study in Contrasts
I am writing to condemn the depraved, callous and mean-spirited rantings that were displayed by Mayor Pat Pipi at a recent Barnegat Township meeting. Frankly, his bullying of transgender students…
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December 20, 2023
Serving Our Heroes
Being a supporter of VFW Post 3729 in Beach Haven Crest, I would like to thank all who contributed to the Hero’s Tree this fall. We were able to fill 59 gallon-size Ziploc bags with travel-size…
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December 20, 2023
Supportive Community
As senior class president at Southern Regional High School, I am writing to express my gratitude to our wonderful community and all of their contributions to our class year after year.
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•December 16, 2023
Remembering the Man Behind a Community Hub
When I was little, some mornings I would be up early at my family’s cottage in Barnegat Light, and my grandmother, who bought it in 1937 for $800, would take me with her on errands. Stop at the post…
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•December 14, 2023
Caribbean Cruise Ship Offers Christmas of a Different Kind
Dec. 11, 2022: Guadeloupe. French. Known for its cuisine. Marsia. American. Known for her extreme sweating. The kids and I, minus the sleeping husband, decide to disembark and explore. I stop at an…
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December 13, 2023
Nicest Place
As a recent widow, the following causes me to have faith in my fellow man.
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December 13, 2023
Anyone Beat Biggy?
Nope! Nobody could top David’s round of 37 in the “Can You Beat Biggy?” Thanksgiving Classic. But the big winner was the Hunger Foundation of Ocean County. $920 was raised at The SandTrap Miniature…
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December 12, 2023
Coco’s Story: Lost in Barnegat for 28 Days
It all started at the Barnegat veterinary office. We were taking my sister, Sandy, for a checkup. As I, Coco, was getting out of the car, I got spooked and ran into the woods like the wind. No one…
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•December 6, 2023
Move Over, Wind Turbines – Harness Power of the Tides
There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now…
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December 6, 2023
Tremendous Success
On Oct. 14 Coastal Volunteers in Medicine celebrated 10 years of operating in Ocean County with our first Annual Gala since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The gala, our major fundraising event, was…
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December 6, 2023
Device vs. Vice
When I was out to dinner with some friends, we got talking about coaching youth sports. While most of us are grandparents, these folks also have a 16-year-old (surprise!) and our friend is still out…
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December 1, 2023
Reconsider Ban
I just read an article in The SandPaper that says Little Egg Harbor is considering a ban on feeding any and all animals on public and private property, and instantly a sick feeling came over me. I…
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•November 30, 2023
How the Grinch Tried to Steal Holiday Snack Bar
’Twas a few weeks before the Holiday Parade and all through the town, The Borough BA was certifying letters to “take all the stuff down!”
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November 30, 2023
No Irregularities
I feel I must say this publicly as there has been misinformation out there about the election in Harvey Cedars.
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November 29, 2023
Swell Factor
It seems the powers that be controlling the determination of windmills off the coast of LBI are not paying attention to the logic of the hurricane hunter experience – that no windmill can withstand a…
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November 29, 2023
Language of Universe
In response to “Is Math Education Needed in the Age of Smartphones?” (11/15), educators and administrators should “freak out” over the low scores in math and reading. I do agree that the COVID-19…
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November 29, 2023
Leave It Alone
From the time I’ve lived on this Island, which is over 70 years, I always heard “I love LBI.” Charming, quaint, fun, friendly are just some of the things said about this 18-mile strip of sand from…
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•November 29, 2023
It’s Difficult to Accept the End of America’s Auto Love Affair
For more than a century, Americans and automobiles have been, and remain, connected in very special ways. This strange relationship, which has found its way into almost every aspect of our lives, may…
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•November 23, 2023
Taking Stock of What We Want as Opposed to What We Need
Last week, I attended a lecture in a small room. As people wandered in, claiming seats and chatting, the air in the room became close. Not one of us was wearing a mask. I wondered how many people had…
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November 23, 2023
Rising Risk
The increased rising of sea levels and extreme weather events will create storms off our coast that will be more destructive, last longer and be more frequent. The New Jersey Back Bays Storm Risk…
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November 23, 2023
Is It Smart?
How smart is a smart electric meter or is Atlantic City Electric’s new program of installing these meters on residential homes just another version of big brother?
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November 23, 2023
Fabulous Story
The following was addressed to L.J. Wallace Jr., author of “Another Take on the Big One That Got Away,” SpeakEasy column, 11/8).
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November 23, 2023
Missing the Point
In his column last week, Rick Mellerup asks the question “Why do we need math in the age of smartphones?” Like so many students, Rick misses the point of math education.
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November 23, 2023
School’s Out
What a brilliant column by Rick Mellerup in last week’s paper (“Is All Math Needed in the Age of Smartphones”)! I hope he realizes what a far-reaching solution he has advanced for so many of our…
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November 22, 2023
$1 Billion Question
Last summer Gov. Murphy and the state Legislature showed that they care more about big-money foreign corporations and investors than the people of New Jersey. In July they passed a law that took…
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November 22, 2023
Thanks for Memories
Referencing “Do You Remember?” (11/15) – thank you, David. Truer words have not been recently spoken. Amen.
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November 22, 2023
Dune-Building Surfers
Some residents of Holgate can give thanks to the Surfrider Foundation at the beginning of this holiday season. That’s because the local Jersey Shore Chapter of Surfrider turned out dozens of…
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•November 21, 2023
Thanksgiving Lessons 11 Years After Sandy
This is the 11th anniversary of the devastating storm of 2012 with the ironically sweet name of Sandy. It impacted my family’s Thanksgiving celebration as it did to so many other families on Long…
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November 16, 2023
Good People
Please join me in applauding the Hughes family, owners of the Sea Shell Resort, for a fantastic season of business and giving. Though they have a long list of charitable causes, I’ll highlight just…
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November 16, 2023
Uplifting Sight
Here I am walking along Gravelly Beach on Osborn Island: how beautiful and entrancing! Is there a poem out there?
