Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Letters
Basketball team dispels My name is Judith Wigdortz and I am a member of the English department at Monmouth University and a resident of West Long Branch. I am constantly reading articles and letters to the editor about the bad behavior of our students. I have taught here for four years and have enjoyed all…
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Property tax must be eliminated
Your Turn John Hendrickson Guest Column ‘Private property is not sacred.” A quote from Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez. He asserts this in response to those protesting his practice of seizing private property for redistribution to others. Americans scoff at that notion. The Fifth Amendment protects us from such. Well, that was until the Kelo v.…
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Letters
Helping our neighbors in Monmouth County A month after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, we continue to see images of unimagined devastation. It’s clear that these images will continue for some time. As various groups mounted efforts to help people recover from this disaster, I wondered how successful they would be. I must confess…
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Obituaries
Hollis Moore Mr. Moore, 74, of Freehold, died Sept. 20 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Wellborn, Fla., and had lived in Manalapan before moving to Freehold in 1957. Mr. Moore owned and operated Hollis’ Barber Shop, Freehold, for 45 years. He was a former member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr.…
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Letters
Your property could be the next to be seized It’s not about our home anymore, it is about what we (all U.S. citizens) understand to be liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The United States was searched for and founded to escape despotic power. Yet, greedy developers and self-interest government officials are destroying that dream.…
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Letters
University is a On Aug. 31, at a borough meeting, five members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment granted the variances needed for Monmouth University’s new co-ed dormitory (196 beds), parking facilities for 170 cars, a water drainage basin, and tennis courts in an R-22 residential section of the borough. We are appalled at this…
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For the Record
According to Monmouth University officials, new dormitories, which have been approved for the West Long Branch campus, will be used to house current students, not new students. In addition, the university is improving its facilities, but not expanding its property or increasing its enrollment of approximately 6,000 students. An article in the Sept. 29 issue…
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Let’s hope his cell mate is another GoodFella
Coda Greg Bean I don’t know whether to file this one under “A Cautionary Tale” or “Where Are They Now?” If you’re a movie or fiction buff, you certainly remember the 1990 movie “GoodFellas” based on the novel by Nicholas Pileggi, and you likely remember Henry Hill, the mob informer played by Ray Liotta. You…
