Opinion
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•October 6, 2020
2020 LBI Vacation Is Most Meaningful Ever
The same sun since I was a baby sets once again on this Island I love so much.
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•October 1, 2020
‘Young, Old and the Restless’ Glosses Over U.S. Problems
Sometimes it is difficult to accept the reality that we are living in this country at this time in our lives. And it is even more challenging to understand how individuals can observe what is…
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September 30, 2020
Intrusive Smoke
The onset of cooler fall weather on Long Beach Island has again been accompanied by the return of the “Firepit Brigade,” the contingent of residents who insist on burning wood fires in their backyard…
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September 30, 2020
Grateful Applause
The Beach Haven Community Arts Program wishes to extend a sincere thank-you to everyone who supported the Wednesday night summer “Concerts on the Green” series held in Veterans Park in Beach Haven.
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September 30, 2020
Couldn’t Be Happier
Where are the police when you need them? They are right here in Harvey Cedars.
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September 30, 2020
No Respect, II
Seeing the Boy Scout letter (“No Boy Scout,” 9/23) made me realize I need to speak up. I have two sons and one daughter, all scouts: honest, trustworthy, etc.
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September 30, 2020
Biggest Lie
Here on LBI we live in something of a bubble. We have enough to eat, a more than decent place in which to shelter, the beautiful bay, and the extraordinary ocean to give us pleasure. We are truly…
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September 30, 2020
No Respect, I
It was very interesting to see people honoring Ruth Bader Ginsberg at the Supreme Court show their true colors and their total ignorance of propriety by booing and chanting when President Trump…
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September 30, 2020
Teal Appreciation
On behalf of the Turn the Towns Teal organization, we wish to express a heartfelt thank-you to all the volunteers who helped to make over 600 bows and hang them throughout the municipalities of…
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September 30, 2020
Worst Record
It’s impossible to digest all the information coming out on a daily basis about Trump and his corrupt and inept administration. It’s hard to even remember the flagrant violations of law and misuse of…
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September 30, 2020
Successful Salesman
Blame it on playwright Arthur Miller’s popular anti-American play, “Death of a Salesman,” which was about a whining, negative and delusional so-called everyday guy. Salesman Willy Loman’s dreams were…
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September 30, 2020
Pink for a Week
Due to the coronavirus, we at the New Jersey Maritime Museum were forced to cancel our annual fundraiser this year. Knowing how important the fundraiser is for our operating expenses, Mary Lee Pence…
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September 30, 2020
Consolidation Overdue
Kudos to Gov. Murphy for seriously considering consolidating small school districts, such as all those on Long Beach Island and nearby districts. This is long overdue. This will save money and…
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September 24, 2020
Pickleball Pitch
As a citizen of Beach Haven and a pickleball player, I have to wonder why some members of the Beach Haven Borough Council have two sets of standards when they make their decisions on funding in…
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September 24, 2020
Please Honor
I have noticed all summer and now going into this fall, even after school has begun, that the American flag at Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City has yet to be flown. Please honor our…
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September 24, 2020
Until Next Year
I can’t wait for next year. No, not because I am confident science and common sense will prevail and the COVID-19 virus will be mitigated. Yes, because for the first time I had a summer off since I…
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September 24, 2020
Ominous Signs
The air quality index in Sierra National Forest was recently recorded at 1076! Values over 300 are hazardous. Yosemite, with a hazardous AQI of 681, had to close temporarily.
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September 23, 2020
Shocking Reports
In response to Linda Kellogg’s letter “Speaking of Racism” (9/2), thank you for reading, pondering and commenting on my Commentary of Aug. 19, “Truth Is All Lives Matter as Life and Literature…
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September 23, 2020
Crustacious
Major changes in all our lives these past six months have affected everyone in the world. I have adjusted and kept my sanity by doing small things to stay positive. If I smile behind my mask…
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September 23, 2020
Still America
I was out placing a “Vote for Biden” sign on McKinley Avenue in Manahawkin the other morning. A car drove by and a middle-aged man yelled out, “Stupid bitch.”
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September 23, 2020
No Boy Scout
Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. This is the Boy Scout Law. I thought of this guide when I was in a customer’s home and…
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•September 23, 2020
Greatest Gift of COVID-19: Availability of Young Adults
If you should be ill or injured on Long Beach Island, the call to 911 will be answered by a volunteer, likely a year-round local, but sometimes a seasonal resident helping meet the higher summertime…
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September 23, 2020
Support Unwavering
I never thought I would need a surveillance camera to monitor our flagpole, but we have one now. Maybe I shouldn’t have been, but I was shocked to see that someone had torn the Blue Lives Matter flag…
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September 23, 2020
Preventable Overdoses
Too many of our friends, family members and neighbors are dying unnecessarily.
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September 22, 2020
Humble Fisherman
My personal favorite remembrance of Lou Puskas recalls a night at the Owl Tree when I found him sitting at the bar in a new suit and wide tie, sipping a White Russian. Seems he had just returned from…
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•September 22, 2020
Trekkers Get Some LBI Sand in Their Toes
Challenges are a way of life for this newly married couple, having trekked the Himalayas in Nepal for several years. Andy, who has worked many years overseas in international development, is a…
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•September 17, 2020
Healing Political Divide Begins Here on Long Beach Island
This essay was inspired by the marvelous pair of submissions bookending Sept. 2’s SandBox, the Commentary by Chuck Bailey (“For Real Sacrifice Look Back at U.S. World War II History”) and SpeakEasy…
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September 17, 2020
Dethrone Trump
Must we state it again? Donald Trump is a pathological liar. The coronavirus is not like a flu that will magically disappear in weeks and it is not a left-wing hoax. Those who serve in the armed…
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September 17, 2020
How Sad
How polarized have we become? Who is the “other”? Is it anyone who looks different? Is it anyone who speaks differently? Is it anyone who worships differently? Is it anyone who doesn’t reside in…
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September 16, 2020
Common Enemy
Judging from the reaction to my past two letters, some Democrats might think I am tweaking their noses by having an opinion they may not agree with. I merely present information they may not get from…
