Opinion
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August 2, 2023
Great Tribute
Thank you for the fabulous article about Bert Politoski, who has walked 20 miles daily for the past 34 years (“Veteran Honored for Service, Environmental Stewardship,” 7/5). It is a great tribute to…
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August 2, 2023
Congratulations
Congratulations to MATES graduate Nicholas Guerriero of Surf City! He was named the Garden Club of LBI’s scholarship recipient for 2023. Nicholas will attend Stockton University in the accelerated…
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•August 2, 2023
Are Green Spaces Fountains of Youth?
The news these days is full of suggestions for how to live a longer life. You may be doing just that if you live near a green space like a park, community garden or nature preserve.
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August 2, 2023
What a Disgrace!
After attending the Save LBI presentation in Loveladies to discuss the ever-growing concerns about wind turbines, I came away feeling more dismayed and disappointed in our political representatives.
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July 27, 2023
Keep Holiday Going
My husband, Daniel Anderson, and I are current residents on LBI. Our family began coming to the Island in the early ’60s when I was a teenager. My parents, Ruth and James Adams, had a home built in…
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July 27, 2023
Not Contentious
In the July 12 edition on page 22, Eric Englund wrote an article titled “Naming of Mayor Gets Contentious in Harvey Cedars.”
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•July 26, 2023
Regarding Views, the Sights on LBI Roads Aren’t Alluring
The controversy involving offshore wind turbines being located near LBI runs the gamut of arguments involving environmental concerns to how the unsightly turbines will ruin the view from our pristine…
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July 26, 2023
About Appendix E
I wish to praise the author of the letter “Toss Impact Statement”(7/19) for doing the research and reading at least part of Atlantic Shore’s draft environmental impact statement. Yes, these documents…
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•July 26, 2023
Fighting Insomnia With Cherry Juice and George
Shakespeare said it first, “‘to sleep perchance to dream.” It’s such a simple request that I repeat at night with a bit of trepidation. I sniff some lavender soap and tuck myself in with a good book…
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July 26, 2023
Civics Lessons
I attended the hearing for the Holiday Snack Bar in Beach Haven last week. This was a first for me, because in spite of researching issues well, having a good sense of right and wrong, and voting, I…
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July 26, 2023
Gypsy Rescue
Our sweet dog got lost recently and the LBI police were so helpful in Ship Bottom, Surf City, Long Beach and Harvey Cedars.
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July 26, 2023
Correcting the Record
I am writing to address the misrepresentation and misquotation of my statements in the article titled “Mayor’s Selection Divides Commissioners in Harvey Cedars” (7/12).
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July 26, 2023
Can’t Conquer Nature
The following was addressed to SandPaper Managing Editor Jay Mann, author of The Fish Story column.
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July 26, 2023
Priceless Opportunity
I wanted to let you know about our personal experience with Sue Sharkey and Compassion Café.
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July 26, 2023
Girls Make a Stand for Animal Shelter
My nieces Leia, 8, and Jane Olesky, 4, from Asheville, N.C., have been visiting family in Long Beach Township on 92nd Street. My grandparents bought a house on 92nd in the ’60s and my parents bought…
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•July 19, 2023
Beach Trash-Picking Yields Multiple Rewards
I’ve been coming to my family’s house in Brant Beach, which my grandfather designed and had built in 1936, since my first summer (1960). Probably the first beachcombing I did was on all fours; I…
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July 19, 2023
Annoying Sunshade
This letter is in response to Chris Gengaro of The Dunes regarding the Shibumi beach umbrella (“Safer Sunshade,” 7/12).
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July 19, 2023
Through Toddler Eyes
I’m a Jersey native, visiting LBI for our yearly summer trip. I wrote this poem, “Overextention,” inspired by observing my 2-year-old son at the beach a few days ago.
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July 19, 2023
Parental Responsibility
Thank you, Stephane Reback, for the best commentary The SandPaper has focused on (“Critical Message for Parents From Lifeguards and Children,” 7/12).
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July 19, 2023
Delusional Experts
To the environmental experts who week after week write into The SandPaper letting us all know that sea levels are rising and that it’s reckless to fight against the construction of large wind…
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July 19, 2023
Wind Boondoggle
In response to letter titled “Risk Rising” (7/5), the boondoggle that is the offshore wind turbine project will do nothing to keep the Earth’s climate from doing what it has been doing since its…
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July 19, 2023
Road Rules Eye-Opener
I hope that people read the enlightening article on bike and pedestrian rules of the road (“Do’s and Don’ts in Cycling Laws Might Surprise,” 7/5). It was an eye opener.
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July 19, 2023
Toss Impact Statement
Recently the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management closed the 45-day commenting period for the Atlantic Shores Wind Project draft environmental impact statement containing some 4,000-plus pages.…
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July 19, 2023
Undemocratic Decision
Regarding the vote for mayor in Harvey Cedars, why wouldn’t the three elected candidates want the person who received the most votes to be mayor – simply out of respect for the will of the voters? Or…
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July 19, 2023
Lasting Memory
On July 3 all four generations of my family gathered on the deck of my grandparents’ bayfront property to watch the Surf City fireworks, generously donated by three Surf City residents.
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July 19, 2023
Stop Pointing Fingers
I am baffled by the misinformation that our elected officials are propagating about the bridge and road repairs onto Long Beach Island. They are lambasting state officials about the delays and…
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July 19, 2023
Keep It as Is
Regarding the article concerning the mayoral title in Harvey Cedars (“Naming of Mayor Gets Contentious in Harvey Cedars,” 7/12), I fail to see the correlation between “most votes” and being accorded…
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•July 19, 2023
What a Drag Today’s Attack on Drag Shows Has Become
Drag is under attack these days, which is kind of surprising considering cross-dressing has played a big part in the U.S. entertainment scene for over 100 years.
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•July 16, 2023
Critical Message to Parents From Lifeguards and Children
“Sir, the lifeguard just went in to rescue your child!”
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July 13, 2023
Stop Proxy War
The U.S. must immediately stop sending weapons to Ukraine and must start negotiations to settle the conflict. What began as a humanitarian mission to stop Russia’s brutal invasion has turned into a…
