Opinion
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January 14, 2021
Outstanding Treatment
On Nov. 8, 2020, our sister and Harvey Cedars resident suffered a stroke in Holgate and ended up driving her car into a sand dune. A fisherman came immediately to offer help and for that we, the…
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•January 13, 2021
Stop the Insanity
“My personal view is that the president touched the hot stove on Wednesday and is unlikely to touch it again.” —Sen. Roy Blunt.
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January 13, 2021
It’s Time
It’s been five days and my heart is still broken. It’s been five days since Trump committed a treasonous act in inciting his insurrectionists. What is it about this being that nothing seems to stick…
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January 13, 2021
Coyote Concerns
The Joint Council Taxpayers Association of Long Beach Island has documentation of the prevalence of a coyote problem on Long Beach Island. They seem to be everywhere on the Island, ranging from…
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January 13, 2021
Sticking Point?
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine shots have started, one serious question needs to be addressed. If an appointment is needed to get the vaccine, what about those who are not online, such as seniors and…
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January 13, 2021
Simple Question
Dec. 7, 1941: “Yesterday, a day that will live in infamy.” —Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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January 13, 2021
Let’s Be Smart
LBI, take notice that plans are moving forward to place wind power turbines that would be clearly visible from our beaches if permitted to be placed closer than 15 miles from our shoreline. The lease…
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January 6, 2021
Overwhelming Success
St. Francis Community Center would like to thank the community and all of the local businesses that participated in the Human Concerns Gift of Warmth project. The Gift of Warmth project was an…
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January 6, 2021
Self-Serving Politicos
When does the media’s providing us with 2020 post-election information become a bad thing? Answer: when it brings to the forefront hacks who place their own political interest above that of the vast…
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January 6, 2021
Not a Democracy
Everyone has a pet peeve. Lately I have become very disgruntled by our elected representatives, our appointed officials, academia and the media describing our form of government as a democracy.
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January 6, 2021
Time for Change
It is OK to drive while high on marijuana, but talking on your cell phone while stopped in traffic is a crime, as per New Jersey elected officials. It is time for a change.
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January 6, 2021
Changing of the Guard
We would like to thank Mike Lawrence for his many years of valued service to the Beach Haven Beach Patrol and wish him luck as he retires from his position as chief.
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January 6, 2021
Welcome Words
On Friday, Jan. 1, our brother-in-law, Tony Galietti, was in critical condition due to COVID. The hospital in North Jersey where he was receiving his care informed our family that no priests were…
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•January 6, 2021
Theodore Roosevelt Captain: A 2020 Profile in Leadership
Time magazine named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris its 2020 Person of the Year.
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January 6, 2021
Santa Delight
This is a note of thanks to all involved in the lights, sirens and Santa caravan around Christmas. My 4-year-old grandson, who loves fire trucks, almost levitated off the front porch when Santa…
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January 6, 2021
Waves of Memories
It is with great sadness that I share this news. Ann Heiss passed away on Dec. 16. She and her husband, Bud, have “waves of memories” here on LBI dating back to the ’50s when they vacationed here…
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•January 6, 2021
Patrick’s Legacy – No Strangers, Only Friends
We have long known that our community (Stafford and LBI) is one that pulls together to support each other. However, when our son Patrick was diagnosed with lymphoma in June 2019, we were reminded in…
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•December 25, 2020
Give a Gift of Good Memories – in a Year We’d Like to Forget
This Christmas will be like none we’ve ever seen before and I pray we will never see again. But it is also a time when we should remember and share with our loved ones all the wonderful memories of…
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•December 17, 2020
Joy to the World: Letters to Santa
The world was different last pre-COVID Christmas when the Long Beach Island Historical Museum in Beach Haven hosted its annual Christmas Craft Festival. Children were busy making tiny gingerbread…
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•December 17, 2020
Proposed Recycling Plant Poses Hazards
I was shocked and dismayed to recently learn that there was an application for a class B landscape recycling center before the Eagleswood Township Planning Board. More shocking is the location…
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•December 16, 2020
‘Lampy’ Finds a Place in a Minimalist Christmas
Every year, I do battle with the cookie gun. Every year, I lose the battle. My cookies come out looking like objects flattened by Wile E. Coyote and a steamroller. They taste great, but I’ve never…
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December 16, 2020
Seat Belt Concept
Wearing a seat belt while driving became a law in 1968 because the evidence showed seat belts save lives. Prior to this, hospital ICUs were getting overwhelmed with car crash victims, both severely…
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December 16, 2020
Frightening Experience
I was driving north on Long Beach Boulevard on Friday night, Dec. 11, at 5:15 p.m. It was very dark. As I approached 23rd Street in Surf City a bike with small reflectors on the spokes was crossing…
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December 16, 2020
Dear Readers:
2020 – What can we say that hasn’t been said? How about thank you to our loyal readers and advertisers for continuing to support print journalism? How about thank you to our stellar SandPaper staff?…
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December 16, 2020
Great Escape
Like millions of people over hundreds of years, I love carousels, merry-go-rounds, roundabouts – by any name, their magical quality remains the same, regardless of our ages, origins or stations in…
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•December 10, 2020
Taking Refuge on the Island – With Strange and Different Rules
At the end of Summer 2019, I wrote an column for The SandPaper about how much we were looking forward to the next summer. I ended with “Summer 2020 cannot come soon enough.” Little did any of us know…
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December 10, 2020
Elephant in Room
I would like to commend John Imperiale for his well-thought-out Commentary essay (“Challenges at All Gov’t Levels Need Compromise, Creativity,” 12/2). I agree that negotiation together with…
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December 9, 2020
ORV Destruction
Thank you for your recent article concerning illegal use of ORVs in the Pinelands and elsewhere (“NJ Sierra Club Wants ATV Laws Strengthened,” 12/2).
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•December 9, 2020
Get Outside and Embrace ‘Friluftsliv’ This Winter
Friluftsliv might be hard to pronounce, but it’s a concept to embrace this winter amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
