Opinion
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January 8, 2020
LGBTQ Study Opposed
I was very dismayed to read that Pinelands Junior High is adding an “LGBTQ curriculum” (“Pinelands Launches LGBTQ Curriculum for Eighth-Graders,” 12/4). This was done with absolutely no notice to…
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January 8, 2020
Unanswered Questions
As a recent retiree who plans to make Beach Haven my permanent residence, I have several questions about the proposed Morrison’s hotel project before I commit my future tax payments to my beautiful…
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•January 8, 2020
United States Is Sleeping as Energy Is Changing
I grew up in the late 1950s and the 1960s, an age of invention. As a boy I loved transistor radios. Being able to cart a radio around in your pocket to hear the newest Beatles song or the latest news…
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•January 8, 2020
No Country for Old Candidates
One of my favorite trivia questions ever may be smashed to pieces next year. Let me set up the question. FDR served the longest term as U.S. president – from March 1933 to April 1945, more than 12…
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January 8, 2020
Dangerous Territory
I wish more people would read Holman W. Jenkins’ Business World column in the Wall Street Journal. It turns out that as far back as Aug. 28, 2016, according to Jenkins, the Financial Times reported…
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December 18, 2019
Morrison’s Monstrosity
Coming onto LBI earlier this month, I almost missed the Victoria Rose project. It just blends in with the neighborhood, fits and enhances the character of Beach Haven. Believe that and I have a…
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December 18, 2019
Way to Go
I saw the ad titled “… Takinga Break!” in the Dec. 11 issue. It should have been titled “Taking a Much-Needed Break!” or “A Well-Deserved Break!”
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•December 18, 2019
Google Chernobyl
This letter is in response to last week’s Feedback essay titled “Forecasts Wrong About Warming” by S. Fox. Although I can see where he is trying to come from, his belittling attitude doesn’t get…
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•December 18, 2019
Celebrating With War Orphans: A Christmas Story
It was 1955 and Christmas in Germany. I was a 21-year-old soldier and stationed for two years in Butzbach, a small farm village. This would be the first time away from my family on Christmas … and…
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December 18, 2019
Misplaced Priority
There were two interesting headlines in the November issue ofThe Stafford Leader: “Electric Vehicle Stations a First Step” and “Stafford School District Rallies to Oppose State Aid Funding Cuts.” We…
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December 18, 2019
Respectfully Disagree
Recently J. Bradford Sweeney wrote a letter to the editor (“Majority for Dredging,” 12/4) in response to my letter about the state Department of Transportation plan for a regional dredge spoil…
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•December 18, 2019
PC Meets Ho-Ho-Ho – Santa’s Going to Get a Laugh Makeover
In a world where political correctness is the new norm, old St. Nick is frantically trying to make sure he doesn’t offend anyone this year. What with the continued influence of rap culture and the…
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December 18, 2019
Get Over It
Ever since the 2016 election the Democrats have been trying to impeach President Trump. They lost the election and after three years they still haven’t gotten over it. Maybe President Trump should…
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December 18, 2019
Warm Thanks
St. Francis Human Concerns Department and Family Support Services would like to take this time to thank community residents, volunteers and businesses that made the “Gift of Warmth” project possible…
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December 18, 2019
Purple Heart Petition
Frederick W. Born Jr. Stafford Twp. American Legion Post 511 is in the process of obtaining signatures to have Route 72 from Ship Bottom to Four Mile Circle in Woodland Township designated as a…
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December 11, 2019
Good Vibes, Bad Ride
I drove back to Harvey Cedars from a marvelous performance of Handel’s Messiah at Holy Innocents Church in Beach Haven early Sunday evening. The singing by the New Jersey Chamber was first rate. We…
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December 11, 2019
Shark Fishing Threat
On Nov. 25, the New Jersey Assembly voted 54-19 to prohibit “certain possession, sale, trade, distribution, or offering for sale of shark fins.” The idea that foreign nations senselessly slaughter…
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•December 11, 2019
Oh, the People You’ll Meet
History records the deeds of great men; families record the history of the unsung heroes who made the greatness possible.
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December 11, 2019
Crucial Crossroads
Our country is at risk as the Republican Party ignores all U.S. intelligence agencies and spreads conspiracy theories that it was Ukraine, not Russia, which interfered in the 2016 presidential…
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December 11, 2019
Sad Story
I’d like to comment on last week’s story about Family Police (sic) Alliance praising Barnegat Mayor Cirulli as a”Guardian of the Family.”
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December 11, 2019
Model Citizens
The following is an open letter to Chief Warrant Officer Jim Mackey, and parents and cadets of the Barnegat High School Navy JROTC program.
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•December 11, 2019
Forecasts Wrong on Warming
In response to the Dec. 4 commentary about climate change by Bob Stern, I think it’s appropriate to aska question regarding whatthe following three predictions have in common: (1) former Vice…
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December 11, 2019
Name Left Out
Thank you for publishing the letter from the Surf City governing body last week. I question your decision to change the undersigned from mayor and council to supposedly naming each member of the…
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December 4, 2019
Majority for Dredging
This letter is in response to one published July 31 titled “Spoiling Dock Road,” on the proposed dredging of Westecunk Creek in Eagleswood Township, by Michael Pierro.
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•December 4, 2019
When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best
The holidays are approaching and I’m getting my cards assembled. It’s mostly people age 50 and over who send greeting cards today. Younger people rely on WiFi to send their messages. Hallmark…
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December 4, 2019
Intolerable Behavior
Because I could not attend the Nov. 19 public meeting of the LBI Board of Education, I watched with interest the video of the meeting that was recorded and made available online. During the whole…
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December 4, 2019
Scout Commended
A sixth-grader and Boy Scout sent the most concise, detailed and eloquent letter to Mr. Fenimore of LBI Board of Education (“Broken Promises,” 11/27).
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December 4, 2019
Unsavory Nightmare
I am 94 years old and it is with curiosity, disgust and sadness that I write to you. My joyful Thanksgiving quickly became disrupted after my granddaughter delivered the news that the beloved E.J.…
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December 4, 2019
Disaster in the Making
In last week’s edition, Mr. Buerkle wrote a spot-on letter titled “Disciplined Spending?” He outlined, quite accurately, how our local officials are responsible for selling our beautiful borough of…
