Category: Examiner Opinion
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Millstone parent encourages support of local bus drivers
It is a shame that this town is fighting over differences of opinion and choices. It does not matter if we send our children to public or private school systems. Regardless if we used to live in the North or the South or in different parts of the world, we now live in Millstone and…
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A literary phenomenon that spans the generations
Greg Bean Coda Greg Bean Coda In the spring of 1965, I thought I might actually have to run away from home in the dead of night, hop a tramp steamer to Mongolia, and spend the remainder of my days building yurts, because I simply could not face the embarrassment of my life. At issue…
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New middle school awaits certificate of occupancy
Township code officials mandate a few additions to project BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The township’s new middle school is 99 percent complete. Bill Skillman, of Marlton’s Hill International, the construction manager for the project, reported on the progress at the new school and also told the Millstone Township…
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LifeSharers offer their organs first to other donors
The generosity of live organ donors like Harry Warren is remarkable. But we wouldn’t need many live organ donors if Americans weren’t burying or cremating 20,000 transplantable organs every year. There is another good way to put a big dent in the organ shortage. If you don’t agree to donate your organs when you die,…
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Relax for a month and enjoy the Monmouth County open spaces that the citizenry worked hard to preserve
In 1675, Richard Hartshorne, one of the earliest settlers in eastern Monmouth County, wrote a friend an enthusiastic letter about the natural abundance early settlers enjoyed in “New Jersie.” He was almost rapturous in describing the great variety of farm produce and fruits enjoyed by the early settlers, the abundant grasses for his livestock, the…
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Charges linger in case of purloined gasoline
The wheels of justice turn slowly sometimes, and as they do, they leave people wondering why that is so. On March 22 the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release that said that Harry Conover, the coordinator of the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Manage-ment, had been charged with official misconduct, tampering with public…
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Parent feels betrayed by actions of the school board
Parent feels betrayed by actions of the school board I usually sit down to write a note to the Examiner thanking those individuals who give to our children of Millstone, those who lift our children up and show a sincere interest in them. It is to my extreme disappointment and dismay that I am writing…
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Domestic violence incidents highlight need to seek help
Recently, national headlines reported domestic violence incidents that resulted in the murders of two women. One man murdered his wife and young son and then took his own life. The second woman was pregnant when her boyfriend killed her. Such tragedies highlight the importance of getting help and support long before situations escalate to dangerous…
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New Jersey’s global-warming law a model for other states
New Jersey’s Meadowlands recently hosted a Live Earth concert, one of many simulcast all over the world. Gov. Jon Corzine seized the opportunity to sign into law the nation’s strongest cap on global warming pollution. The new law requires New Jersey to reduce greenhouse gas levels by 20 percent by 2020, and by 80 percent…
