Opinion
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October 26, 2022
Fine Job
As a homeowner in Surf City for over 20 years and now a permanent resident and with the upcoming elections underway, I felt a need to comment on the fine job our present administration has been doing.
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October 26, 2022
Beyond Labels
I fully support Casey Courts Deacon’s thoughts (“Services Lacking,” 10/19). Witness poorly maintained roads, sidewalks and curbs, lack of public spaces, and businesses being replaced by more homes.…
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October 26, 2022
Grave Absurdities
In her 10/19 letter, “Positive Change,” Marlene Christensen asks, “Republicans, please lend me your microscope – I am in search of integrity, intelligence or ideas from anyone in your party.” I say…
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October 26, 2022
Deepest Gratitude
I want to express my deepest gratitude for the help I received from Surf City Police Officer Costabile during the recent flooding of Long Beach Island in the aftermath of hurricane Ian.
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October 26, 2022
Doubt It Happened
I read the letter “Egregious Behavior” (10/19) and wanted to voice my opinion. This letter was written in response to the previous week’s letter about a woman approaching a Black man, telling him he…
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October 24, 2022
Same Old
I have been a Barnegat resident for 16 years. During that time I have met many of my fellow residents. As happens after you discuss your profession, your kids and/or grandkids, the conversation turns…
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October 20, 2022
Egregious Behavior
I am shocked and disgusted by the comments reported in the letter relating to a guest on LBI who happens to be Black (“Racism on LBI,” 10/12). What year is it? In what state is LBI? Has the Jim Crow…
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•October 20, 2022
Wind Farm ‘Beauty’ Is in Eyes of Few Beholders
I feel compelled to respond to the Oct. 5 Commentary titled “Turbines: A Welcome Sight Off Long Beach Island Coast.” Until reading the commentary, I did not realize how much the “beauty” of our…
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October 19, 2022
Dedicated, Committed
Reelect Surf City Council candidates on Nov. 8, which by itself is a thank-you to Mayor Hodgson for his dedicated and continued stewardship of the borough of Surf City.
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October 19, 2022
Caring Support
The Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter thank Savanna and Summer for holding their Sixth Annual End of Summer Lemonade Stand to benefit homeless shelter pets. They might have been on the…
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•October 19, 2022
And Now Just When I Thought I Had Seen Almost Everything
That time of year has come again when I must depart the Island and will only be able to savor LBI in memories until next summer. To collect more of those memories I always spend the last few days…
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October 19, 2022
Financially Sound
I fell in love with Surf City over 65 years ago. People move here to enjoy the family friendly atmosphere that is Surf City. In moving forward, our goal is to maintain this conservative atmosphere…
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October 19, 2022
Services Lacking
I am a lifelong local of Surf City and the surrounding area, so I am compelled to correct claims made in recent letters supporting the current leadership in Surf City which have misidentified our…
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October 19, 2022
Kind Community
We are lucky to live in a place that has a strong sense of community. Moving here permanently in 2020, I’ve had the opportunity to see many acts of kindness – usually from afar. Recently that…
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October 19, 2022
Positive Change
Republicans, please lend me your microscope – I am in search of integrity, intelligence or ideas from anyone in your party. Please reveal what MAGA GOP candidates, such as our own turncoat Jefferson…
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October 19, 2022
New Voices Needed
We are candidates for council in Surf City in the first contested election in many years. Things are changing. We love this town and are excited to see that the same ideals that led us to begin our…
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October 19, 2022
Transparent Town
Barnegat is a transparent township with live TV and recorded meetings on cable and the web, extensive website information, transcripts of local board meetings and Nixle updates. The township has…
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•October 13, 2022
Get Ready to Become a Member of the Bridge and Funnel Crowd
Last Monday, I got a text from Noah: “Dove sighted carrying a branch of some kind. Surely the deluge is almost over! Hallelujah!!!” I looked outside at the sheets of sideways rain and felt an inkling…
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October 13, 2022
Racism on LBI
A few weeks ago, a friend who is African American was sitting alone on the beach in Barnegat Light. The people he was with (his girlfriend and another friend) had gone for a walk. A woman walked up…
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October 12, 2022
On School Performance …
With regard to “high performing” status, as mentioned in the letter “Analysis Required” (9/28) about the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, just a few weeks ago the Jersey City School…
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October 12, 2022
Best Candidate
Tim Alexander is the best candidate for the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representative this year.
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October 12, 2022
Proud of Police
I had to write and comment about the Harvey Cedars Police Department after attending the latest HCPD Community Forum. Sgt. Frazee and Officer Grunditsch presented information on firearms, SWAT and…
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October 12, 2022
Exemplary Officials
For 25 years I’ve been a Surf City summer resident and property taxpayer. There’s nowhere else on the Jersey Shore I’d rather be. Year after year, my wife and I, our four children, our extended…
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October 12, 2022
Dedicated Leadership
As we all know, times are changing in the world at a rapid rate. There are changes not just in the world, but in our country, state and even on our little island. It is hard to keep up. There is…
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October 12, 2022
Independent Voices
I am very pleased to endorse Lydia and John “Jack” Bashwiner, candidates for Surf City town council, because of their desire and commitment to seeing Surf City grow and thrive in today’s times. The…
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October 12, 2022
Candidate We Need
As the election nears, and vote-by-mail ballots are already being returned, it is important to understand that the results in Ocean County are crucial to the future of our democracy. In Congressional…
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October 12, 2022
Backboard Shot Down
As a relatively new pickleball player, I regularly started playing at the beginning of the summer at Long Beach Township’s 68th Street courts after playing at home in Bethesda, Md., during the spring…
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October 12, 2022
Impressive Ideas
Tim Alexander, District 2’s candidate for the House of Representatives, spoke recently at a local gathering. I was so impressed with his ideas and plans.
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October 12, 2022
Ian Is a Warning to Coastal Areas From FL to NJ
As a New Jersey native who lives part time in Florida, I am not sure how to write the most important letter to the editor, for me, since I got out of college in 1978. The devastation here in Fort…
