Opinion
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August 19, 2020
Factless Rant
In response to James M. Spickard’s letter (“Lockdowns Fail,” 8/12), the bulk of the letter carried some interesting ideas stating that the human costs of the lockdown exceed the COVID-19 anticipated…
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August 19, 2020
Summer of 2020
As the extended number of visitors and homeowners have come to our strip of sand – LBI – it has come to my attention that many things are not like they used to be. Everything is bigger, faster…
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August 19, 2020
Refreshing Read
It was both inspiring and refreshing to read Linda Feaster’s piece (“Women and Power: We’ve Still Got a Way to Go, Baby,” 8/12) discussing the uphill battle women and minorities continue to fight in…
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August 19, 2020
Impressive Service
Tropical Storm Isaias came onto the Island fast and furious and left quickly, as promised. Having been a summer resident since 1963, I have never experienced a power outage of Isaias’ magnitude…
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August 19, 2020
Source of Problems
Beach Haven native Bill Kapler was incredibly prophetic when he said the rebuilding of the dunes (with bay “spoils”) along Norwood Avenue to Dolphin Avenue in Beach Haven would not last (“Beach Haven…
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August 19, 2020
Fringe Opinions
I am writing in response to Ms. Scala’s article on Drs. Lattanzi and Hogan (“Rx: A Return to Normal Life – With Caution and Due Care”) and James Spickard’s letter (“Lockdowns Fail”), both in the Aug.…
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•August 19, 2020
Truth Is All Lives Matter as Life and Literature Reveal
Growing up in my all-white neighborhood and attending my all-white grammar school in the 1940s, I was oblivious of prejudice. By the 1950s a few “colored” people had moved onto our street. My mom…
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•August 18, 2020
Longing for the Days of Hugs and Kisses
France is now in danger of losing its most cherished greeting, “la bise.” We saw it all the time. It’s that double cheek kiss that French people bestow on nearly everyone they meet. Sometimes it’s…
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•August 12, 2020
Why Angels Fly
Why do angels fly? Well, I suppose it’s because they have wings. I mean, except for Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” He was earning his wings, if I remember correctly. Yes, I guess there are…
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August 12, 2020
Beautiful as Is
I hope Dr. Partridge had her tongue firmly embedded in her cheek when she wrote her commentary about her reflection in the mirror (“Reflections on Months Without Botox and Lashes,” 7/29). I honestly…
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August 12, 2020
No Question at All
A letter writer suggests a question remains as to whether we should have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945! There remains no question.
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•August 12, 2020
Women and Power: We’ve Still Got a Way to Go, Baby
On Aug. 18, we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to U.S. citizens on the…
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August 12, 2020
Misplaced ‘Reflections’
The next time The SandPaper publishes a shamelessly self-promoting SpeakEasy column (“Reflections on Months Without Botox and Lashes,” 7/29) in which the author endorses a commercial product she…
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August 12, 2020
Complete Disaster
I generally approve of Gov. Murphy’s efforts to attempt to control the coronavirus. But the situation with the Division of Motor Vehicles is a complete disaster.
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August 12, 2020
Lockdowns Fail
For all the hoopla, economic severity, social distancing and mask wearing, the lockdowns have been an unnecessary and abysmal failure. Small wonder, given that despite strict restrictions on many…
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August 12, 2020
Fine, Caring People
I recently was encouraged that with all that is happening in our country, the anger and division we see daily, there are still many good people in our world, some only a few miles away.
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August 12, 2020
Officials Must Answer
Where in the oath of office can a governor or mayor commit an act of malfeasance or non-feasance? By definition malfeasance is illegal on its face value. It’s an act of causing physical or financial…
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August 12, 2020
Positive Impact
Hats off to Michael Ziman for not only his stated desire (“aligning my business to be carbon-negative and actually environmentally positive”) but also for having turned his desire into action. It was…
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August 12, 2020
Doing What’s Right
This letter is in response to the rant from Fred Rubenstein (“Unnecessary Lawsuit,” 7/29). Mr. Rubenstein claims that by Charlie Cunliffe bringing a lawsuit against the Barnegat Township Committee…
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•August 10, 2020
The Last Day I Surfed With My Father: A Tribute
I grew up in Westchester County in New York. In the early 1950s, my family started coming to Long Beach Island for summer vacations. Whenever I smell the sea, hear the waves, I think of my father, my…
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August 6, 2020
Grim Reality
Thank you, Charles Howe, for your timely thoughts on wearing protective masks as a “Matter of Respect” (7/22). Respect for others would have gone to great lengths at reducing the 156,000 American…
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August 6, 2020
Grateful Surfers
On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Alliance for a Living Ocean held its 12th Annual Longboard Classic fundraiser. Normally, this event requires a lot of hard work, but this year was especially challenging.
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August 6, 2020
Flood Concerns Rising
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s recent report titled “The State of High Tide Flooding in 2019 and the Outlook through April 2021” states that coastal communities across the U.S.…
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August 6, 2020
Good Old Days
My family has rented every July for over 40 years in Beach Haven. The rental, a 1960s raised ranch home (now vastly improved), is just 1½ blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and a half block to Bay Avenue…
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August 5, 2020
Follow the Rules
Ms. Pearson did not exhibit “petty righteousness” when she requested the pedestrian who was walking on the wrong side of the road to walk on the correct side of the road, contrary to what was stated…
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August 5, 2020
Safe Cycling
I would like to congratulate Ava on the epic bike ride from her Pennsylvania home to LBI (“Inaugural Bike Ride to LBI for Dad, Daughter,” 7/22). It appears that her training paid off being able to…
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August 5, 2020
Lack of Respect
On Thursday, July 30, I witnessed many lifeguards completing their morning training near the 68th Street lifeguard stand in Brant Beach. Upon completion, many lifeguards, “kids,” were not wearing…
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August 5, 2020
Matter of Survival
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Municipal Clerk/Borough Administrator Sherry Mason.
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August 5, 2020
75-Year-Old Question
On Aug. 6 and Aug. 9 of 2020, many Americans will recall what happened 75 years ago: atomic bombs (called the Little Boy and Fat Man) were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, thus causing Japan to…
