Opinion
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July 14, 2022
Priced Out
You think gas prices are high? Have you seen the price of vegetables these days?
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July 14, 2022
Wrong Conclusion
Your June 29 issue included an article that supported the proposed wind farm’s location at 9 miles off Long Beach Island, citing research from Rutgers University that visibility would be rare for the…
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July 14, 2022
Bike Rules Refresher
I am a concerned 13-year-old, because I have watched drivers stop at green traffic lights to let me cross the street when I am on my bicycle.
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•July 14, 2022
News Flash: Pine Barrens Need Fire to Flourish
Fueled by high winds and dry conditions, New Jersey’s largest wildfire in 15 years swept through Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens last month, burning more than 13,500 acres.
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July 14, 2022
Not Funny
Was the June 29 Artoon supposed to be funny? It was a poor choice of political satire the week we celebrated our Independence Day.
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•July 14, 2022
From Trash to Treasure: A New Greenhouse
Interesting projects arise from trashed bits and pieces. With my neighbor’s house headed for demolition, I saw one thing: sparkling new windows in interesting shapes headed for the Dumpster. My…
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July 13, 2022
Post Handicap Signs
This is a letter for all the seniors and injured war veterans who are forgotten on LBI. Why is it that there is an absence of handicap signs on Long Beach Boulevard and commercial side streets? Don’t…
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July 13, 2022
Read All About It
I look forward to each week’s helpful and interesting edition of The SandPaper. I read some Island or regional history and lore. I read about our bays, water safety, turtles, sharks and needlefish…
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July 13, 2022
Expand Beach Access
The Gator program in Surf City, established last year, has been a wonderful addition to services in our community. This service, which helps senior citizens and other folks who need assistance get to…
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July 13, 2022
Who’s Bashing Whom?
I’m writing in regards to “Stop the Bashing” (6/1). This letter has taken bashing to another level.
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July 13, 2022
On a Clear Day …
I read your article about wind turbine visibility and the model being used to show that the visible impact will be rare (“Initial Study Shows Turbine Visibility Will Be Rare Off LBI,” 6/29). During…
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July 13, 2022
Not ‘Rare’
I was taken aback when I read the headline “Atlantic Shores: Turbine Visibility Will be Rare, Rutgers Study Says” in the July 2 edition of The SandPaper. Even if you accept the claim of the Atlantic…
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•July 13, 2022
With Electric Cars We’re in for a Shock
I love new technology. Yet, sometimes we are just not ready for things to be forced upon us, like electric cars. Suppose the governor of Florida declares an emergency because a hurricane is predicted…
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•July 7, 2022
Jessie Coole’s LBI History Comes Alive Again
Jessie Coole was a wisp of a woman, whose feet could not touch the church floor when she sat in a pew. The Kynett Methodist Church in Beach Haven still has the footstool she used to prevent her feet…
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•July 7, 2022
Wind Turbine Visibility Studies – More Spin by Atlantic Shores
We were disappointed, but not surprised, by last week’s article in The SandPaper claiming that the visibility of the 1,048-foot-tall wind turbines off the entire coast of LBI will be “rare.” Very…
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July 7, 2022
Wonderful Response
I am writing to thank the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. for their help last Sunday.
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July 6, 2022
Centennial Praise
I wish to compliment Eric Englund for his wonderful article in the last week’s issue highlighting the Spray Beach Yacht Club centennial kickoff Gala Celebration.
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July 6, 2022
Host of Problems
The placement of wind turbines in the ocean close to the most beautiful of all New Jersey natural resources is foolish and shortsighted, motivated not by concerns for the environment, but rather by…
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July 6, 2022
How Fortunate
This morning after my doctor’s appointment I took a wrong turn. I thought it would take me around the building to Nautilus Drive in Manahawkin. Instead I got trapped in back of the building and felt…
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June 30, 2022
Selective Signage
I hope there are some people out there who respect animal life and the continued protection of our wetlands.
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June 30, 2022
Amen
Thank you, Wesley A. Smith, for your commentary, “Love Will Keep Us Together …” (6/1). Yes, the world is frightening and difficult. And we grieve as we see that which is evil and destructive.…
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•June 30, 2022
Boat Names: The Good, Bad and Cringe-Worthy
My son Matt has a new boat, a 30-foot World Cat, and he has named it We the People. There is no mistaking it. The name sends a very strong patriotic message. It measures up to such challenges as…
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•June 29, 2022
Let’s Also Celebrate America by Learning Our Basic History
As I write this, the 4th of July is rapidly approaching. Happy birthday, America!
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June 29, 2022
Making Lemonade
Life is crazy! As you-know-who said in the movie, “Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get.”
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June 29, 2022
Model for Police
I have previously written with praise about the first two Harvey Cedars Police Department Community Forums; the third one on June 22 exceeded even the first two great ones. It dealt with traffic…
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June 29, 2022
Bumps in Shuttle Road
Are you frustrated by all of the traffic going up and down the Island? Do you think finding a parking space can be horrendous? Can it take you 45 minutes to get to the other end of LBI? Are you…
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June 29, 2022
All’s Well …
On my recent trip to Walmart, I decided to put my purchased goodies in the trunk of my car. In my hurry, I accidentally threw my purse in the trunk. The keys of my car, which control the trunk and…
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•June 29, 2022
Blessing and Dinner With Lifeguards: It’s an Honor!
Without exaggeration, it was an honor to host what we had named the evening, “Blessings and Burgers!” Just a few minutes before 6 p.m. on Sunday evening, June 26, about 15 people from both St.…
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•June 27, 2022
It All Began With a Pink Fishing Pole on the Beach
Editor’s Note: Patricia Marie Bongiovi, the author of the following story, started coming to LBI over 40 years ago. Her in-laws had a house in Spray Beach that she and her husband inherited. They…
