Category: Examiner Opinion
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Increased taxes reduce state’s revenues
Atlantic City casino income is down 34 percent. Is it really competition or is New Jersey’s high cost of living to blame? Reference an Associated Press news story that the Casino Control Commission reported casino revenues fell 34 percent due to slot parlor competition in New York and Pennsylvania. Partially true. The actual decline is…
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Law would impact New Jersey Fish and Game Council
State Assembly bill 3275 proposes major changes to the 1948 law that established the state Fish and Game Council. Under A-3275 there would be revisions in both the membership of the Fish and Game Council, as well as its authority. Presently, and since 1948, the Fish and Game Council has been comprised of 11 members…
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Party’s over at arts center
The state issued an abrupt last call for alcohol in the parking lot of the PNC Bank Arts Center last week, ending a decades-long tradition of preconcert tailgating. It seems the winds of change were blowing in that direction since the first concert of the season, when about a dozen underagers were hospitalized due to…
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New Jersey parks seek your help
During the summer, the N.J. State Division of Parks and Forestry is asking park visitors for opinions on park improvements – things like campsites, trails, swimming areas, historic restoration, boating and fishing access, and more. The state is also asking New Jerseyans to visit www.njparksandforests.org, under the “Are You a Happy Camper?” link. If you…
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Time for air travelers to demand a bill of rights
GREG BEAN Coda My stepfather has some strong opinions, but he’s a good Republican and hardly the type you’d accuse of being a rabble-rouser. Last time I saw him, though, he was ready to lead a national revolution, and his target was the United States airline industry, which he considers the most arrogant, most poorly…
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Law would impact New Jersey Fish and Game Council
Plumsted Township has thousands of woodland acres with hundreds of streams, ponds and lakes that have provided generations of families fishing and hunting opportunities for recreation and food supply. However, pending state legislation could change what we have all been accustomed to and enjoyed. State Assembly bill 3275 proposes major changes to the 1948 law…
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CARS rep reviews group’s history, purpose
I represent the citizens group known as CARS [Citizens Advocating Road Safety], which consists of residents who are concerned about safety on Sharon Station Road. I wish to set the record straight with regard to the history and purpose of CARS. First, prior to filing any legal action, CARS tried in vain to persuade the…
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Commuter applauds Beck’s initiative and corrective steps
Academy Bus Lines has had a horrendous service record for decades because they have a service monopoly along the Route 9 corridor into downtown Wall Street, New York City. They just do not seem to care about the commuters. As an almost 13-year Wall Street commuter, I should be entitled to a safe and clean…
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Obituaries
Mario Lamartina Mr. Lamartina, 82, of Millstone, died Aug. 7, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Valguarnera, Italy, he had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Millstone 14 years ago. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Hightstown. He was a teacher before he began working…
