Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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If you feel ‘badly,’ take the Band-Aids off your fingers
Comma Sutra Adele Young If you remember Howdy Doody, then you remember when English grammar rules were pretty clear-cut: Don’t end a sentence with a preposition, don’t split an infinitive, and never, ever begin a sentence with a conjunction like and or but. Times have changed, though. Some rules have changed or been relaxed, while…
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Letters
Open letter to state senators, assemblymen The continued use of eminent domain in the state of New Jersey without any oversight of a state agency is frightening! Local municipalities have too much power to inflict damage on families and citizens in good standing. The emotional and physical duress that property owners face, staring down the…
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Obituaries
Carmella M. West Mrs. West, 53, of Tinton Falls, died Oct. 24 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Long Branch, she resided in Tinton Falls the past 25 years. She was a retired nurse’s aide at Hilltop Nursing Home, Middletown. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red…
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A letter to American property owners
Your Turn The Rev. Kevin Brown Guest Column I started a ministry among the homeless and the poor of Monmouth County 15 years ago. It was my pleasure to be available for anyone who wandered into our original location. We served hot food, handed out clothes, encouragement and plenty of hugs every day. Five years…
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Letters
Property owners press on in struggle against eminent domain As the clock ticks away, we continue to wonder where the chips will fall. It is with much sadness that we await our condemnation papers. We went to the city and asked them repeatedly to release our properties from the redevelopment zone. We maintained that our…
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OK, it’s hot, but will it stand the test of time?
Coda Greg Bean My old Granny Bean was deeply suspicious of any new technology that hadn’t been around long enough to stand the test of time. According to my father, his was the last family in town to get a radio, because Granny thought they were just a fad, and there was no reason people…
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Borden’s lawsuit grounded in the First Amendment
Coda Greg Bean I’ve had my issues with East Brunswick High School football coach Marcus Borden over the years — personal and philosophical. I thought he was acting like a baby when he resigned in a snit because the administration told him he couldn’t lead or participate in prayers before a game. The next week,…
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Letters
Close call for the Atlantic Coast In mid-November, members of the U.S. Congress stripped harmful provisions from a budget reconciliation bill (HR 4241) that would have opened the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts to oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Several of New Jersey’s congressmen, including U.S. Reps. Frank LoBiondo (R-2),…
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Obituaries
Timothy J. McMahon Mr. McMahon, 64, of Fair Haven, died Nov. 5 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was the restaurant manager at the Dublin House, Red Bank. He also worked with private construction contractors, and prior to that, was an adjunct history professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. He was a communicant of…
