Category: Examiner Opinion
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Lori Clinch
Are We There Yet? They’re asking: Where is that kid’s mother? Is there anything in the world more precious than a smartly outfitted child sporting freshly pressed pants, polished sneakers and a look that is topped off with a crisp, neatly trimmed hairdo? As everyone knows, behind every handsomely dressed child is a woman with…
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Nation needs ‘results, not more public relations’
On Veterans Day, the White House started a public relations campaign to build support for the Iraq war. The president made a speech defending the Iraq policy that was echoed by several Republicans on the Sunday talk shows. It’s sad that the president made a PR speech on Veterans Day when he should have been…
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Abuse ‘wouldn’t have happened years ago’
I was deeply disturbed by the recent article concerning the gross mistreatment of the horses boarded at Freedom Farm. Let me first start by saying this is something that just wouldn’t have happened in this town 15 years ago. The horse people who were here then were true horsemen and women and would have never…
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Salvation Army grateful for aid following hurricanes
This has been one of the busiest and most devastating hurricane seasons in recent history. The outpouring of compassion, support and prayers has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. I’d like to sincerely thank our generous donors for their support of The Salvation Army’s relief efforts on the Gulf Coast. In New Jersey alone, donor support…
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Will of people ignored on deer, bear hunts
The majority (elected by a minority) of freeholders and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (elected by nobody) and a DEP commissioner resentful that Gov.-elect Corzine is not going to reappoint him want another deer hunt this year. Most Monmouth County residents do not want a deer hunt and when residents unfamiliar with…
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Residents should use right to recall wisely
After months of petitioning, Roosevelt’s Committee to Recall Mayor Neil Marko received the go-ahead on Nov. 18 to hold a recall election on Feb. 7. The committee only needed Borough Clerk Krystyna Olejnik to verify 150 signatures on its latest petition, but Olejnik validated 210 out of 212. That’s 46 more people than the number…
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OK, it’s hot, but will it stand the test of time?
Greg Bean Coda Greg Bean Coda 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…
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Organization offers assistance to caregivers
The baby boomer generation is coming of age. In 2006, the leading edge of the nation’s 78 million baby boomers will begin to turn 60. This is a generation of people, many of whom serve as caregivers to an aging or elderly parent, or spouse or child who is chronically ill, has a disability, or…
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School construction costs rise in Millstone Township
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The Board of Education approved more than $140,000 in contingency expenses for school construction at its last meeting. Construction officials provided an update on the progress of the new middle school and renovations to existing schools in Millstone Township after school officials approved the…
