Category: Examiner Opinion

  • The summer months bring out the guests

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch The funny thing about the summer months is the abundance of drop-in visitors. Funny, that is, if you’re a neat freak with a dusted coffee table. But if your laundry has taken over and your mirrors lack luster, it’s about as funny as an elderly aunt who stops in…

  • Obituaries

    Raymond J. Rasmussen Mr. Rasmussen, 82, of Freehold Township, died July 20 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Freehold, he had lived in the Freehold area all his life. Prior to retiring, he was a data analyst for the New Jersey State Police in West Trenton for 36 years. During World War II,…

  • Time off not such a bad idea for students

    Coda Greg Bean If I hadn’t flunked out of college, I wouldn’t have met Buckskin Bader.Like any number of high school graduates, I rushed into college the year after finishing high school, thinking I knew what I wanted to become — in my case, a doctor. Three things convinced me I wasn’t cut out for…

  • Obituaries

    Andrew C. Mournet Jr. Mr. Mournet, 44, of Jackson, died July 11 at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he had lived there for most of his life before moving to Jackson 13 years ago. A 1979 graduate of Tottenville High School, Staten Island, he attended Sullivan County Community College, a two-year…

  • Letters

    Disabled residents still seek full accessibility On July 26, 1990, a monumental law was signed by former President George H.W. Bush mandating full accessibility and civil rights for people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will have its 15th anniversary this year, which should be a day of celebration of civil rights and…

  • Political correctness hits a new and historic low

    Coda Greg Bean It was the great Obi-Wan Kenobi who said, “I feel a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out … and were suddenly silenced.” And there was indeed a great disturbance in the Force last week, an immense collective scream, a national gnashing of teeth. But the…

  • It’s not insipid; it’s the superhero look

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch When the children were smaller, I had a recurring nightmare. I’m sure all young mothers must have it. It’s the one where you’re in the middle of a social function with the kids and you realize that they’re wearing the wrong clothes. They’re adorned with swim trunks in the…