Opinion
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April 1, 2020
Heed the Warnings
In spite of all the warnings to stay home because of the virus, both LBI and the mainland continue to see an influx of cars from New York, Pennsylvania and North Jersey. Just because they may have a…
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April 1, 2020
Technocracy Threat
Americans have always been wary of socialism. This is a fluid situation within the Democrat Party. A not-so-new threat has arisen, technocracy. Technocracy is a system that infringes on liberty…
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April 1, 2020
Outpouring of Support
On Feb. 9, while taking our Boston terrier/beagle mix, Mimi, for a walk on the beach in Barnegat Light, she got away and ran down the beach at breakneck speed. My husband and I drove around all…
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•April 1, 2020
Who Is That Masked Man?
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•April 1, 2020
Plastic Bag Industry Exploits COVID-19 Crisis in Stafford
The plastic bag industry continues to try to find ways to convince the public to use plastic bags instead of reusable fabric or paper bags. It is sad to see them again put out false and misleading…
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April 1, 2020
Mayor: Vitally Important for Out-of-Towners on LBI to Self-Quarantine
The governors of New Jersey and New York have both recommended that you stay in your primary home during this pandemic, however we realize that many for you have chosen to quarantine in your second…
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•March 29, 2020
Walking the Walk and Heeding the Talk … for Now
I went for a drive to the park with my family. I asked myself questions I never thought I’d ask myself. Should I have my window open in the car? What if that guy in front of me spits out his window?…
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•March 27, 2020
Managing Pandemic Anxiety on LBI: Professional Advice
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a pandemic. It is present, powerful and persistent. It’s also on beautiful Long Beach Island, as well as elsewhere. Stress, fear and anxiety are the scary triplets of…
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March 26, 2020
Great Disinfectant
I am a South Jersey Democrat who is concerned about the openness of the Democratic Congressional nomination process. The arbitrary and undemocratic method in some counties of determining the…
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March 26, 2020
Give Us a Break
You love LBI. Your great-great grandfather started coming here every summer. You do not remember a time when you did not come to “the shore house on LBI.” You look forward to LBI every spring. Humans…
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•March 25, 2020
Wise Words
When Martin Luther was dealing with the Black Death back in 1527, he wrote these wise words that can help inform the way we approach things happening in our world right now.
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March 25, 2020
Target the Aid
The top stories of the past week were corona cases exploding (because there are more tests), shortage of medical equipment (the Federal Office of Pandemic Response was laid off by Trump in 2018), and…
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March 25, 2020
PC and the Virus
One would think that “politically correct” is such an innocent term. How can anyone be against something so friendly, something supposed to encourage harmony and peace between all people? Think again.
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March 25, 2020
Debt of Gratitude
During these stressful and uncertain times, we as a community need to take a moment to thank those who are continuing to provide the rest of us with much-needed services. We should be considerate of…
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•March 19, 2020
Life Goes On: Let COVID-19 Bring Out the Best in Us
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
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March 18, 2020
Divisive Resolution
At Stafford Township’s last council meeting a resolution was passed supporting the preservation of the Second Amendment. This, to me, was unnecessary and divisive. I attended the meeting to speak on…
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March 18, 2020
Cool It, Just a Little!
This is in regard to Jay Mann’s fishing column last week (“Go Out Surf Fishing to Stave Off Viruses and Remain Distant,” 3/11), part of which was shared to me by my dad in Ocean County.
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March 18, 2020
Courageous Volunteers
We want to express our public gratitude and thanks to the many area fire volunteers and companies that responded to our home fire in Harvey Cedars on Feb. 24, as well as the police and other…
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March 18, 2020
Cavalier Thinking
As a year-round resident of Beach Haven and a registered nurse who works at our local hospital, I have been keenly watching and listening to news and updates, and it can be daunting.
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•March 18, 2020
Celebrating the Recovery of Bald Eagles
In these uncertain and difficult times, we all need to look for signs of hope. Thanks to Mother Nature and a little help from her friends, here is a wonderful story of recovery and hope for New…
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March 11, 2020
Dangerous Denialism
In science, denialism can be defined as “the rejection of basic facts and concepts that are undisputed, well-supported parts of the scientific consensus on a subject, in favor of radical and…
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•March 11, 2020
Time Spent With Inuits Leads to Life Lessons
I remember reading about the tragic death of John Allen Chau, a 27-year-old missionary, in 2018. Chau died on North Sentinel Island, 500 miles east of India in the Bay of Bengal. This small island is…
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•March 11, 2020
Criticized for Isolating Us, Social Media May Do Reverse
Last month I wrote a commentary for this page that talked about how quickly things we take for granted can be gone. I started by talking about the three months our Little Egg Harbor library was out…
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March 11, 2020
Just a Thought
I realize the primaries are an important way of sorting out people who want to become a public official, a job that can be local all the way up to president. But the way I see it, there is a big…
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March 4, 2020
Flag Impeached
My Trump flag hanging on the front of my home was impeached on the same day that Trump was acquitted.
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•March 4, 2020
Uncharted Hard Times
Not so long ago, I was kicked back – well, to be more accurate, I was damn near lying down – in my favorite living room chair, burning through yet another bag of Cheetos when a cold shiver of…
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•March 4, 2020
Taking the Temperature – in Winter of Coronavirus
This past week on LBI, at the shore, on the East Coast, it feels again like the days before Superstorm Sandy. We follow something like cones of uncertainty in the news. We prepare by stocking up –…
