Opinion
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December 4, 2019
What Happens If …
Predictably, some people react badly to facts when those facts don’t line up with their opinions. Let’s put aside our differences for a moment, however, and take a peek into a hypothetical…
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December 4, 2019
Upgrade LBI School
We have been asked our advice about how to vote for the upcoming LBI School referendum. It is our feeling that the LBI School should be upgraded for the benefit of the children of LBI. Our advice is…
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•December 4, 2019
Combating Climate Change – Plan Offers Realistic, Effective Approach
We in the U.S. are presently responsible for about 14 percent of world greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meeting the current international GHG goals to control world temperature rise would mean…
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December 4, 2019
Time to Change Course
The LBI Consolidated Board of Education has for over 10 years been fiddling (rearranging) with how best to educate our children in a positive and safe environment and at a fair and reasonable cost to…
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December 4, 2019
Better Plan Needed
I want to thank the Island communitiesfor all their dedication to our students the last few months. After the August special meeting, it was readily apparent theeventual goal of this referendum is to…
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•November 27, 2019
Don’t Worry, Be Thankful, Blessed
At its earliest, Thanksgiving stemmed from the festival to observe the end of the harvest. American history also indicates Thanksgiving as a day of distinction by recalling how Native Americans saved…
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November 27, 2019
Get Informed
The Surf City Taxpayer Association board would like to share our perspective and activities related to the upcoming school referendum vote and potential purchase of the E.J. School proposed last week.
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November 27, 2019
Disciplined Spending?
Lastweek’s SandPaper includes a letter from an individual who presents a more positive opinion of just how well the Beach Haven residents are served by the borough council (“Disciplined Spending”).…
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•November 27, 2019
Casting for Answers on a Wondrous Fall Beach
It had been lingering on my mind all day. I had considered different terms. The duality of man comes to mind. The concept is right, but good and evil are too extreme. Yin and Yang come next. Pretty…
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November 27, 2019
Broken Promises
I live in Harvey Cedars and I’m in the sixth grade class here in the LBI District. I want to start by telling you that I’m a Boy Scout with Barnegat Troop 66 and I live by the Scout Oath and Scout…
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November 27, 2019
Confusing Document
I’ve taken a long, hard look at the Joint Council of Taxpayers Associations’ school FAQ document. It’s tedious. I’m not sure I understand why some of the items are included in a discussion of a bond…
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November 27, 2019
Beware of Plan B
The situation in Beach Haven is deteriorating at an alarming rate. The forces of idiocy are running rampant. Engage Beach Haven (but not your common sense) is spreading disinformation as quickly as…
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November 27, 2019
Back to Drawing Board
Before intelligent voters can make an informed decision to approve the proposed LBI school board referendum for $7.68 million in tax dollars to support long-term structural improvements and repairs…
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November 20, 2019
Disciplined Spending
In the week leading up to the recent election, the Beach Haven Council was highly criticized on social media, and a no vote was recommended on the Green Acres question. These Internet communications…
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•November 20, 2019
Appreciating Value of Choice in LBI Consolidated District
I am a proud Choice parent and while I do not own a home on LBI, I see myself and my family as members of this community. My children started their education in the pre-K program at Ethel Jacobsen…
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•November 20, 2019
Refuge’s Environmental Trail Pays It Forward
The area’s newest park, the Cedar Bonnet Island Environmental Trail section of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge on Bonnet Island, may be a big letdown to the first-time visitor.
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November 20, 2019
Rest of the Story
In the Nov. 6 edition, there is an article “Battling Black Pine Tree Consequences.” This article discusses the current situation on Long Beach Island where the non-native black pine trees are dying…
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November 20, 2019
Positive Thoughts
This is a heartfelt thank-you to all who organized, worked, attended or otherwise contributed to the unbelievable benefit for our son, Scott, on Sunday at the Manahawkin Elks.
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November 20, 2019
Information Lacking
We are writing to remind all taxpayers of the upcoming LBI Consolidated Board of Education referendum vote, on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Get out and vote! For clarification, we offer the following…
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November 20, 2019
Kicking the Can
The upcoming referendum vote on Dec. 10 for $7.6 million to rehab and update the LBI Grade School building should not be put to rest, as suggested by the new incoming board of education member…
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November 20, 2019
Opposition Position
The SandPaper could have added information to the Oct. 30 article on the Eagleswood Dock Road dredging project that would have provided a more accurate, fair and balanced story. As far as I know…
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•November 13, 2019
Let It Go
Since I turned 60 and decided to retire from my business, I’ve been hearing a lot about “letting go.” I am told by many of those around me I am having trouble with it.
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•November 13, 2019
Group Homes Shouldn’t Supplant State Facilities for Those in Need
As parents of a disabled adult male who has been a very happy resident at the New Lisbon Developmental Center since 1985, we found the Oct. 23 article regarding Community Options amost interesting…
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November 13, 2019
Don’t Blame Schools
At the recently held town hall meeting in the Long Beach Township Municipal Building about the upcoming December referendum, William Fennimore, president of the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board…
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November 13, 2019
A Doozy
A somewhat skewed perception described how I am “perhaps best known locally” in your article, “Jimmy Merchant: On Broadway and Beyond” (11/6).I do not recall conveying that information to you during…
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November 13, 2019
Bonding Experience
Reflections on the election:”There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about” – Margaret Wheatley.
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November 13, 2019
Thanks and More
First, allow me to thank the residents of Barnegat for their confidence in me by re-electing me to another term.
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November 13, 2019
Don’t Blame Cats
There are many reasons for a decrease in the bird population, but it is not homeless cats. Fertilizers, weed killers and other environmental poisons, such as Round Up and other toxins, contribute to…
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November 13, 2019
Classic Memories
The Morris Boulevard Bridge in Beach Haven West is now closed. In this picture, my husband, Vic Stulga, cruisesnear the old bridge in his 1929 Roadster filled with classic memories.
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November 13, 2019
The Three R’s
The “three R’s” capture the essence of the Democratic Party’s efforts to make Donald Trump a one-term president. Not to be confused with your early childhood years of reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic…
