Opinion
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December 14, 2022
Up in Arms
Once again I sit here and shake my head in disbelief. Attending the last board of education meeting to hear the developer of the LBI Grade School property and reading the article in The SandPaper is…
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December 14, 2022
Thanks for Help
I would like to thank the Beach Haven Police Department and the two officers who helped me last Tuesday, Dec. 6. I managed to lock my keys inside of my Tacoma in front of Murphy’s, and my only spare…
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December 14, 2022
Inflated Rates
Missing from an article on Long Beach Township water rates for 2023 (“Long Beach Township Details New Water/Sewer Rates,” 12/7) was the increase of 22% over 2022 for basic rates for water and sewer.…
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December 8, 2022
Outlets for Teens
During Beach Haven’s “Meet the Candidates” forums the topic of how to deal with summer disruptive teenager behavior was posed to the candidates. One solution was to build a $300,000 skateboard park…
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December 8, 2022
Good News
Word that Stafford Township received a federal dredging permit was indeed good news (“Permits Secured, Stafford Dredging to Move Forward,” 11/30), but not just for boaters. And not just for Beach…
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•December 8, 2022
Just Keep It Simple for True Barnegat Bay Clam Chowder
When I was a kid we always summered in Ship Bottom. Then, in the 1980s, my family and I were stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat. We homesteaded here. Along the way, one of my hobbies…
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December 7, 2022
Friends in Need
On behalf of Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter, I would like to thank everyone for answering our plea for help in regard to the hoarding situation in Brick. The response of…
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•December 7, 2022
Humanity, Not Infrastructure, Our Top Priority
The commentary titled “All Politics Is Local – Let’s Start With Our Infrastructure” (11/23) refocuses our attention on two old and familiar topics (1) the power of money and the fact that there never…
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December 7, 2022
Massive Debt
President Biden’s student loan cancellation program would have cost taxpayers $400 billion for the approximately 26 million Americans that have applied for student loan forgiveness. Our U.S.…
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•December 1, 2022
Utility Poles, Wires Worse Than Wind Turbines
If we had to choose between wind turbine generators miles away from LBI shores or primitive street poles, transformers and wires just over our heads on Long Beach Boulevard and local streets, we…
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December 1, 2022
Divisive Doctrine
I am writing on behalf of the Barnegat Friends (Quakers) and other concerned Americans and Christians about the goals of the Christian nationalism movement. This movement falsely asserts that the…
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•December 1, 2022
We Can Still Solve Problems Using the Proper Approach
It is no news to anyone that this year as well as the last several have been politically tumultuous for our country, giving rise to deeper and deeper divides. These divides are not between political…
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December 1, 2022
1690 – No Way
Lots of political letters sparked the letters section before Election Day. If I lived in Surf City I’d tell you who I would have voted for: whoever would correct the “Welcome to Surf City” signs as…
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November 30, 2022
Thanks, HCPD
Wednesday, Nov. 16 featured the last of six Community Police Forums initiated by Commissioner John Imperiale and Police Chief Robert Burnaford in an effort to showcase their commitment of excellence…
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•November 24, 2022
Talking Turkey and Bald Eagle This Thanksgiving
Wake up, rub eyes, go to window. They are not there yet, but I know they will be. “They” are the pair of bald eagles perching on the original TKR (Comcast) TV tower between 24th and 25th streets in…
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•November 24, 2022
‘All Politics Is Local’ – Let’s Start With Our Infrastructure
I am always amazed and more than a little concerned by the surveys that ask voters what, in their opinion, is “the most important issue” we are facing. The implication in that question, and by…
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November 23, 2022
Thankful Thanksgiving
Rich or poor, how many thankful people have you ever met who start from the place of scarcity? Precious few, I bet. Because scarcity thinking is most often rooted in fear. The thankful people I have…
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November 23, 2022
Walk Through History
Often I have heard comments regarding our Quaker meetinghouse in Tuckerton such as “I never knew it was there!” – even though it is right in the middle of downtown across from Wawa at 21 East Main St.
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November 23, 2022
Holiday Ready
The U.S. Postal Service has been hard at work preparing for the holiday season since January. Rest assured, we’re holiday ready and well prepared to deliver fast and reliable service to every address…
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November 17, 2022
Debate Moot
The debate surrounding wind farms off shore from Long Beach Island is amusing at best. In the history of the country there is not a worse case of NIMBY. Those fighting the offshore wind farms have…
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November 17, 2022
Seeing the Light
Thank you, Ship Bottom, for covering traffic lights on the Boulevard entirely instead of having them blink yellow. Now drivers have a fighting chance of seeing if the light at 28th Street is red or…
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November 16, 2022
Challenges Remain
The 2022 General Election here in Surf City is in the books. We thank the more than 300 voters who gave their votes and their trust to each of us.
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November 16, 2022
Special Thanks
By way of this letter, we would like to thank you for coming out on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to exercise your civic right by voting. We believe that Surf City is a very special place and as such, it’s our…
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November 16, 2022
Debate Moot
The debate surrounding wind farms off shore from Long Beach Island is amusing at best. In the history of the country there is not a worse case of NIMBY. Those fighting the offshore wind farms have…
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•November 16, 2022
LBI Bliss Is Marred by Planned Wind Project
I remember when I was younger the Jersey Shore beaches would often have to close due to medical waste washing ashore. The water had a brownish green color. You could barely see your feet.
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November 16, 2022
No Need for Panic
The results of climate change panic hurt the poor, cost trillions, and fail to fix the planet. Climate change is a problem, but it is not the end of the world.
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November 16, 2022
Voting Snafu
After 22 years of voting at the same polling place in Beach Haven Terrace, I was unable to vote there. I was told to vote in Beach Haven due to an error on my sample ballot. Since I don’t live in…
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November 16, 2022
Truly Humbled
Thank you for reelecting me to the Beach Haven Council. Congratulations to Kitty Snyder on her election; l look forward to working with her and the other council members. Thank you to my family and…
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November 16, 2022
Farther Out Is Costlier
I am not sure how visible the wind turbines will be. Obviously they will be visible, but at 9 miles and being relatively thin structures I am just not sure of the impact. What I do know is that…
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•November 16, 2022
If Schools Don’t Do It, Will Parents Have the Nerve to Give ‘The Talk’?
Here’s a warning for parents who oppose New Jersey’s new standards for sex education – be careful what you wish for.
