Opinion
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August 5, 2020
Mask Up!
Hey, walkers, runners, bikers – where’s your mask? Just because you are on vacation doesn’t mean COVID is on vacation, too. Just because the chance of infection is lower outdoors doesn’t mean it is…
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August 5, 2020
Kayakers, Beware
I write this letter to first sincerely thank the first responders (Island Beach State Park employees, police, EMS, lifeguards and Coast Guard) who came to assist me on Saturday, Aug. 1. Furthermore…
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August 5, 2020
Double Standard
In August 2017 a tragic death resulted during racial demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va. Apparently Trump forgot his comment then (“I am sure there are good people on both sides”) when he recently…
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August 5, 2020
Pedestrian Confusion
In regards to James Donahower’s letter titled “Dangerous System” (7/22), Mr. Donahower, I couldn’t agree with you more. The pedestrian safety law was enacted in 2010. At that time I worked for a…
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August 5, 2020
Kudos, Barnegat Light
The purchase of the Coast Guard property appears to have been the catalyst for other improvements to our town. We now have a beautiful pavilion where residents and visitors enjoy entertainment and…
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August 5, 2020
Check Your Ballots
I live on Winifred Avenue in Beach Haven Crest in Long Beach Township. When you enter Beach Haven Crest into a computer it drops Crest. So I frequently get mail saying Winifred Avenue, Beach Haven.
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•August 5, 2020
Major League Sports Are COVID-19 Laboratories
Professional sports are not just about fun and games this summer.
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•August 3, 2020
How We Help Our Lifeguards Do Better On and Off the Job
I get no great pleasure from seeing my old beach patrol on LBI make national news – at least not for the reasons now.
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July 30, 2020
Awesome ER
I have been coming to the LBI area for over 60 years. Back then, if you needed a hospital you were at the mercy of the traffic on the Parkway and either trekking to Atlantic City or Toms River. When…
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July 29, 2020
Can’t Look Away
I have written on this subject many times, but it seems especially relevant in this unsettled time. Our world is facing an unprecedented crisis on so many fronts that it’s easy to push some aspects…
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July 29, 2020
Buttocks Creep
Where do legs stop? At the waist, the hip, the cheek? Are legs longer this year or do they get longer every year?
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July 29, 2020
Ugly Encounter, Indeed
I’m writing to thank Ms. Pearson for letting the community know of her ugly encounter with another pedestrian (“Ugly Encounter,” 7/22). How lucky we are to have our very own “Karen” who is so willing…
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July 29, 2020
Tremendous Rebuttal
Last week’s Commentary (“Speaking of Responsibility – Let’s Stop Blaming President”) was a tremendous rebuttal from Ray Bleiweiss on the Commentary the week before (“Responsibility of Leadership…
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July 29, 2020
Better Than That
I am not a letter writer, but what is happening in Portland, Ore., compels me to express my deepest concerns for our country.
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•July 29, 2020
Reflections on Months Without Botox and Lashes
If you’re anything like me, there was a point during the quarantine in which you became really unhappy with your appearance. For me, it came eight weeks in, when my Botox had worn off and the last of…
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July 29, 2020
Lesson Learned
I have been a member of the Garden Club of Long Beach Island for a long, long time, so of course I figured I knew a few things about gardening.
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July 29, 2020
Unnecessary Lawsuit
Charles Cunliffe is suing every woman, man and child in Barnegat Township. When you file a lawsuit against our town, that is the long and short of it.
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July 29, 2020
How Close?
Looking north and south on beach in Peahala Park on Saturday, July 25, I wonder how close we are to shutting down our beaches – especially after 27 lifeguards tested positive.
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July 29, 2020
Mask Trash
Almost every day during my beach walk on LBI I pick up straws/balloons. Rare is the day I come home empty handed. Now the new culprit is the face mask. People, say no to straws and balloon releases…
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July 29, 2020
Wonderful Evening
During this challenging and difficult time for so many individuals the homeowners on our street decided to hold a 4th of July street barbecue. After talking each day (at a distance) we decided to…
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•July 28, 2020
Child of ’50s Recalls World of Wonder on LBI
Barnegat Lighthouse has been a family beacon for as long as I can remember. When I was 5, crossing the bridge onto Long Beach Island for a week’s vacation was to enter a world of wonder.
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July 22, 2020
Story of Hope
On Monday, July 13, my partner and I decided to go to the beach late in the day. It was a magnificent day and the beach was still a bit crowded, but we found an area next to two adolescent lads and…
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July 22, 2020
Great Story
Maria Scandale wrote a great story last week about the history of The Dutchman’s and the reconstruction. I want to add that the extraordinarily complicated bulkheading is being done by a…
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July 22, 2020
Ugly Encounter
In the midst of a pandemic, when we are all (or at least most of us) trying to stay safe and healthy, walking etiquette – i.e., staying on the correct side of the street (walking against traffic) –…
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•July 22, 2020
Speaking of Responsibility – Let’s Stop Blaming President
I began reading the July 8 Commentary titled “Responsibility of Leadership Comes Down to Each of Us” with some enthusiasm as I anticipated that finally someone would address the lack of personal…
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July 22, 2020
Out-of-Control Traffic
I just read the article Gina Scala wrote on the 10th Street traffic in Ship Bottom (“Traffic and Speeding Continue to Plague Shore Avenue Areas,” 7/15). I’d like to add that here on West 11th Street…
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July 22, 2020
Matter of Respect
Why is it so difficult to wear a protective mask in a public setting or, for that matter, voluntarily safe distance from others? You might say that it is “uncomfortable” or “I can’t breathe.” Or…
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July 22, 2020
Timely Essay
Thank you for printing the timely essay by Linda Feaster, “Responsibility of Leadership Comes Down to Each of Us” (7/8). I salute the two major points she made: first, that we have a responsibility…
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July 22, 2020
Straight Talk Valued
Recently Mayor Joe Mancini addressed members of the Loveladies Property Owners Association and more than 70 people participated in the Zoom webinar. The Meet-the-Mayor meeting is an annual…
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July 22, 2020
Rebuilding Respectfully
Thanks for the enlightening article on the Schmid family and The Dutchman’s rebuilding progress. Unlike some other recently completed and ongoing commercial flood zone projects, it was refreshing to…
