Opinion
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March 4, 2020
Bird Act Outdated
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act,” 2/19) and metastasized rules and regulations that followed are not just about big…
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March 4, 2020
Extremely Leery
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Mayor Nancy Taggart Davis and the borough council.
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•February 27, 2020
Losing Hand’s Another Nail in the Coffin of Old LBI
As young parents of two daughters, a toddler and an infant, we were introduced to Long Beach Island in 1974. Our friends who for years had been coming to LBI couldn’t believe we, who had been born…
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•February 27, 2020
Here Are Some Questions to Think About While Driving
I spent many an hour in a car when I was a kid, especially when I was between 5 and 9 years old.
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February 26, 2020
Police Commended
I would like to thank Chief Brian Olsen and members of the Tuckerton Police Department for their strength and fortitude in keeping residents safe against havoc and crime in this community. Support…
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February 26, 2020
Signs of the Times
I should have realized that something different was in the air before I read Ray Fisk’s column on the Hand’s Store closing (“Community Fabric Fraying With Closings Like Hand’s,” 2/19). I noticed an…
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February 26, 2020
Juvenile Behavior
The letter “Infantile Behavior” (2/12) struck me as a narrow-minded and overwrought concerning the silent actions of Nancy Pelosi following the recent delivery of the State of the Union address.
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•February 26, 2020
Beloved Community
On Jan. 20, the nation again paused to remember the most visible spokesperson and leader of America’s civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr.
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February 26, 2020
Remarkable Service
Beach Haven residents are very grateful for and pleased to acknowledge the hard work, empathy and accomplishments they have realized under Nancy Davis’ many years of service and leadership on council…
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•February 23, 2020
Community Fabric Fraying With Closings Like Hand’s
With Hand’s department store in North Beach Haven closing in April, Long Beach Island loses not just another retailer, but a part of the fabric of the community. It’s symbolic of the shifting ground…
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February 20, 2020
Simplistic View
In reply to the letter titled “One Person, One Vote” (2/5), that is, indeed, a simplistic view. It seems as though the letter writer would prefer a democracy rather than the republic we now live…
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•February 20, 2020
Compassion Lacking
Editor’s Note: The following two letters respond to a video interview attached online last week to a story titled “NJRP to Launch ‘Fighting for Solutions: Ending Overdose Crisis’ Public Campaign Tour…
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February 20, 2020
Forgotten Flu Pandemic
I found Bill Bonvie’s Commentary column in your Feb. 5 issue of great interest (“Things We Take for Granted Subject to Unexpected Forces). Two years ago, I presented a talk on the 1918 flu at the LBI…
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February 19, 2020
Hypocritical Treatment
Our country has been debating the immigration issue for decades. It is interesting that we still don’t have a plan. More interesting is the question why don’t we have a plan. Because we don’t insist…
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February 19, 2020
Losing Landmarks
We have and are losing many landmarks that have been part of LBI life for generations. Sadly, we say farewell to establishments that were part of generations of locals and tourists alike. Hand’s…
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February 19, 2020
Trump Triumphs
Years ago, one of my graduate school professors gave me two bits of advice about economics experts who try to explain something to the general public – one of which I’ll state now and one toward the…
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•February 19, 2020
Little Egg Firearm Resolution a Welcome Political Statement
Recently I attended our Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting for the first time in a long time. My work schedule had changed, allowing me the available time on Thursday evenings once again.
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February 19, 2020
Every Life Valuable
On behalf of the Beach Haven First Aid Squad’s board of trustees, I would like to advise your readers that the comments made in a video seen on social media by two of our members do not reflect the…
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February 19, 2020
Hands Off Health Care
The Feb. 5 Commentary begins referencing a blown transformer, then morphs into progressivism and the egalitarian concepts of Socialism with regard to health care.
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•February 19, 2020
Unpleasant Spectacle
Little Egg Harbor Township residents came out in a big way for the Jan. 29 Pinelands school board meeting. Parents are worried about the new LGBTQ lesson plans being introduced into the middle school.
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February 14, 2020
Good Vs. Evil
How many still remember Dec. 7, 1941? America went to war after being attacked. Millions of Americans united to fight an enemy that wanted to destroy everything this nation was and stood for. We…
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February 12, 2020
Shallow Mind
Mr. Vicari wrote an opinion piece high on indignation and short on honest evaluation (“Sayonara at 75? Seniors Prove Otherwise,” 1/29), but it’s interesting to note that the article written by…
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February 12, 2020
Infantile Behavior
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi’s infantile, disgraceful behavior has demonstrated hate not only for our president, but also for the many people who were presented during Trump’s State of the Union…
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February 12, 2020
Lack of Decorum
After attending the Beach Haven Land Use Board meeting at Surflight Theater on Feb. 3, I’d like to make a couple of observations. The procedure for an application is for applicants to present their…
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•February 12, 2020
Unsatisfactory Meeting
I attended the Pinelands “informational” meeting on the LGBTQ pilot program Feb. 5. I found it odd that this meeting was held after the fact – that is, after the old school board had already voted on…
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February 12, 2020
Maligning Mayor Called ‘Unfair and Divisive’
In the Feb. 5 edition, Ms. Bortner called for the recall of the mayor of Beach Haven due to manipulation of processes and granting of variances for the Victoria Rose and Morrison’s redevelopment…
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•February 12, 2020
Love Is Much More Than Hearts and Flowers
Yes, the day is near – flowers, candy or something else? I’m 76 years old, yet still in love. When my wife walks into a room her smile will light up the whole room and make everyone feel great. But…
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•February 12, 2020
Number Crunching: Don’t Give Trump Credit for Economy
About a week ago I was talking to a Holgate friend and neighbor about the Senate’s impeachment trial. She said she didn’t like the president’s words or behavior, but she supports him for what he has…
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•February 7, 2020
Earth’s Love Song
Walking along Gravelly Beach in Little Egg Harbor, it was astonishing at sunset. I was joyful to see this scene and let the poem out…
