Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Red State/Blue State

    The tragedy is that Eliot could have bought a boat DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Apolitical discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Dear Greg: Hey, that Eliot Spitzer Blue State Gov. (ret.) sure got…

  • Congress must address heart disease

    As a survivor of congenital heart defect, double bypass openheart surgery at age 42, and an American Heart Association Go Red for Women survivor ambassador, I’m one of the fortunate ones. Heart disease and stroke claim the lives of nearly 14,000 New Jersey women annually. Too many mothers, sisters, daughters and friends die annually from…

  • Couple asks public for help with Cocoa Puffs

    Cocoa Puffs and we need your help. We need you to call city hall in Long Branch, the mayor ‘s office, Adam Schneider, at (732) 222- 7000; also, David Roach, head of the health department, (732) 222-7000; and Kevin Hayes, (732) 222- 7000. These are the people who are making our life miserable. The shelter…

  • ‘Revolution’ film series at MU begins March 20

    Monmouth University (MU), West Long Branch, will hold its spring film series, “Staging a Revolution,” beginning with “Reds” starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton March 20 from 6-10 p.m. at Pollak Theatre. A panel discussion led by provost Thomas Pearson and Dr. Stanley Blair will follow. “Two Women,” about architectural students and the Iranian Revolution’s…

  • Kindergarten registration packets ready March 25

    The Township of Ocean School District will hold kindergarten registration for the 2008-09 school year April 9-11 from 9- 11:30 a.m. at each of the district’s three elementary schools. Registration packets will be available at the main office of each school starting March 25. Children must be 5 years of age by Oct. 15, 2008,…

  • Among the powerful, bad behavior is all too common

    GREG BEAN Coda Back in the days when I was a police reporter, I started hearing rumors of a fancy, high-priced bordello operating in the part of town usually associated with high society. We called that part of town “The Tree Streets,” because the roads were all named after trees- Oak, Poplar,Ash,Walnut and the like…

  • Parents can help during cruelest month

    T.S. Eliot famously called April the cruelest month, but if you’re a New Jersey public school student – or their parent or teacher – you’ll argue that March, as the start of the testing season, is the crueler month. Test-taking can be a stressful time for students: their routines are disrupted, the tests themselves are…

  • To solve the mystery, you have to look at history

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Over the years, I’ve read your columns about the punishing…

  • Association urges crackdown on tobacco marketing

    Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 people and costing the nation nearly $100 billion in health-care bills each year. About 90 percent of adult smokers begin in their teens or earlier. Every day, another 1,000 kids become regular, daily smokers, and one-third of them…