Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Americans should learn lessons of war and move on to the future

    I cannot believe what has transpired throughout this country in the last two years. At first, we were a country united in grief as well as in war. We have sat as a nation transfixed to our televisions watching another country be destroyed almost like a video game. Only this game had the highest stakes…

  • Reader: Where is car insurance, property tax reform?

    Reader: Where is car insurance, property tax reform? Reader: Where is car insurance, property tax reform? Well, it is now official. According to a recent morning’s news, New Jersey again is being recognized for having the highest auto insurance rates in all 50 states. And the state has the honor of having this distinction for…

  • Secretary’s decision would open land to development

    Secretary’s decision would open land to development President Bush’s secretary of the interior, Gale Norton, has launched a potentially devastating, three-pronged attack on America’s last remaining wildlands. First: With a stroke of a pen she removed special safeguards for millions of acres of pristine wildlands that had been recommended for protection as federally designated wilderness,…

  • Our View

    Debate would serve Millstone voters well Our View Debate would serve Millstone voters well In a town where politics is as contentious as it is in Millstone, an open forum where voters can hear the candidates discuss the issues — of which there are many — could only help to advance democracy on the local…

  • Your Turn

    Guest ColumnReni ErdosOfficial urges residents to be wary when playing games of chance Your Turn Guest Column Reni Erdos Official urges residents to be wary when playing games of chance Guest Column Reni Erdos Official urges residents to be wary when playing games of chance With the constant rain finally gone, summer fun is in…

  • Plumsted residents come through in search for lost dog

    On Saturday morning, July 26, our daughter, Stephanie McMahon, was to drop off her dog, Dozer, and our dog, Buster, at Timberlane Kennel in Plumsted prior to joining us with her family down the shore for a week’s vacation. We hadn’t quite made it to our rented shore house when Stephanie called us in a…

  • For the Record

    For the Record Robert C. Hughes, who wrote the letter "Naming Park After Abate Is Appropriate," published in last week’s edition, should have been identified as a member of the Millstone Democratic County Executive Committee.

  • Our View

    Conflict bad for Upper Freehold Our View Conflict bad for Upper Freehold The ongoing conflict between the Upper Freehold Township Committee and the Planning Board has got to stop. For more than two years, officials have been reviewing the master plan and trying to determine the future of land use in the township. The process…

  • Thank you to those who helped with drive

    Thank you for your support of the Millstone Township Volunteer First Aid Squad and Volunteer Fire Company blood drive. We appreciate everyone who took the time on a summer weekend to help this lifesaving cause. The summer months are traditionally a challenging time for blood donations. Thank you for being a blood donor hero and…