Opinion
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March 22, 2023
Ambulance Stress
I’m happy the letter writer Ann Janezic Buser from Manahawkin had a great experience with the Stafford ambulance and police service with her husband’s emergency (3/15). I wish I could say the same…
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•March 22, 2023
Officers in Schools Have Their Limitations
I can’t agree with Tom Meredith’s proposed redirecting of resource officers (aka police officers) as grade school counselors. The presumption that these resource personnel can step out of their…
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•March 16, 2023
Musings on Sounds and Noise and How to Keep the Peace
The air floats smoothly through the room, spread through lips barely open, creating vibrations that when they reach my ears tell me how lucky I am, how love still lives with me. It is the soft almost…
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•March 15, 2023
Unforgettable St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans
Everyone in the house woke up excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. My husband, Gene, and I and our rescue puppy, Otis, got dressed in matching “Kiss Me I’m Irish” sweaters and shamrock headbands.…
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March 15, 2023
Very Thankful
This is a letter of thanks to the Stafford Township ambulance service and the police for their wonderful service on the night of Jan. 28. My husband was having an extreme anxiety attack. I felt like…
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March 15, 2023
Outstanding Concert
On Saturday, March 11, I was privileged to be in the audience at Holy Innocents’ Church in Beach Haven to hear a concert presented by the Nocturnes and Cheryl Parker. It was unequivocally…
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•March 15, 2023
Always There
Who do you call when you are hundreds of miles away from your house and a smoke detector goes off at 2 o’clock in the morning? My alarm company called the fire department and I called the Harvey…
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March 10, 2023
Amazing Talent
My wife and I attended a production of the play “42nd Street” at Southern Regional High School on Saturday, March 4, performed by the Southern Regional Theatre Company. It was an outstanding…
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•March 9, 2023
Whale Death Misinformation Ignores the Facts
We love whales and all life in the ocean so much. We hate to see them disrespected, even when deceased. In particular, we dislike all the pictures of dead whales being politicized and propagandized…
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March 9, 2023
A Lot at Stake
No one would ever oppose making the world a better, cleaner, safer and more desirable place for all of us. The real reason for thinking people to be opposed to the windmills is not so we have greater…
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March 8, 2023
Morning Joe
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•March 8, 2023
Let Police Officers in Schools Play Larger Role for Safety
Several years ago Little Egg Harbor Township placed police officers inside school buildings for the protection of students and staff. This trend has spread across the country as a very common…
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March 8, 2023
Where’s the Fairness?
I’ve been a Long Beach Township resident and homeowner since 1993. I live here full time with my wife, Marilyn. My home is a duplex and we occupy the upstairs. The downstairs two-bedroom apartment is…
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March 8, 2023
Plant Native Trees
You are a great starting source to inform Long Beach Island residents and homeowners concerning the progressive loss of the Island’s black pines (Pinus thunbergii). I have noticed an increase in…
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March 8, 2023
Sounding the Alarm
Think for a moment about whales and offshore wind development – unprecedented whale deaths, 13 since December, while offshore wind geotechnical testing is ongoing despite the calls for it to cease…
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March 8, 2023
Cheers!
Cheers to Marcia Mason for her hilarious “Pickleball Haven” column (3/1) and for L. Ganss’ cartoon, which made me laugh and then think a bit. This verse is thanks to them.
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March 8, 2023
One More Voice
As a longtime resident of LBI and a former owner of Cafe Bacio, I have read many articles regarding outdoor dining. I am a resident on the north end so I can see how successful it has been in Harvey…
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•March 2, 2023
Help Solve the Mystery of Mayor’s Missing Manx
What’s a Manx? These tailless cats have a long history on LBI. Now mine’s missing, and it’s a mystery I need your help to solve.
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•March 2, 2023
Cannabis in Tuckerton Will Mean More Crime
I just read the article on cannabis possibly coming to Tuckerton (“Is Tuckerton Blazing Legal Cannabis Trail in Southern County?,” 2/15). Using the property that was once the Tuckerton Grille to…
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March 2, 2023
Disappointing Decision
Regarding the story “Construction Hours Tweaked in Harvey Cedars” (2/22), several months ago I wrote a letter supporting an 8 a.m. construction start year ’round. Now I see that it is not being…
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March 2, 2023
Heroes of Health Care
It was with great delight to see this year’s Tough Cookie Valentine Drive at Southern Ocean Medical Center given such attention in your paper Feb. 15. The hospital staff graciously welcomed our…
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March 2, 2023
Generous Community
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, we endured what every homeowner fears: A fire broke out at our house in Beach Haven, leaving it uninhabitable. Although this experience was devastating and traumatic, it…
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March 1, 2023
Lucky Us
Thank you for giving Leslee Ganss, an artist, truth teller and political commentator, the freedom to point out the absurd. Her comics and commentary are straight out of The New Yorker. But she’s here…
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March 1, 2023
Jousting at Windmills
Thank you, L. Ganss, for a great cartoon. I like option B, “SAVE OUR VIEWS.”
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March 1, 2023
Cartoon Erred
I write to appeal to L. Ganss concerning the recent cartoon criticizing Save LBI’s opposition to the close-to-shore positioning of the proposed wind turbine project. I take no issue with the poking…
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•March 1, 2023
The Tale of a Town Renamed ‘Pickleball Haven’
The year is 2031. The place is Beach Haven, a once-lovely town on Long Beach Island, N.J. Beach Haven, at one time, was a much sought after resort, where a variety of accommodations and activities…
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February 23, 2023
Wrong Action
I attended the Beach Haven Borough Council meeting on Feb. 13. I wanted to hear the discussion around the proposed addition of pickleball courts in the borough.
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February 23, 2023
Noticeable Flip-Flop
Ten years ago there was much ballyhoo about seismic testing off the Jersey Shore. The Sierra Club came out squarely against it, citing the adverse effect it would have on endangered marine mammals…
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February 23, 2023
Our Tocks Island
The Tocks Island Dam project is to the Delaware River what the wind farm off LBI’s coast is to the Atlantic Ocean.
