Category: HUB Opinion
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After Obama’s inauguration, Cheney will be out in the cold
Coda • GREG BEAN The winter my wife and I packed our family and moved from my hometown in Casper, Wyo., to take a newspaper job in the relatively balmy climes of Illinois had been a tough son of a gun. For starters, in January of that year, 1984, the temperature hadn’t risen higher than…
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Margaret “Peggy” Campanella
Mrs. Campanella, 75, of Matawan, died Dec. 29, 2008, at St. Barnabas Hospice, Long Branch. Born in the Washington Heights section of New York City, she had resided in Bergenfield before moving to Matawan 42 years ago. Mrs. Campanella was predeceased by three brothers, Timothy, Michael and John Bugler; and a sister, Nora Turgeon. Surviving…
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Monmouth County Arts Council 30th annual Juried Art Show & Sale
“New World Discoveries,” Jiaming Wang The Monmouth County Arts Council’s 30th annual Juried Art Show and Sale opens Jan. 17 at the MonmouthMuseum in Lincroft. Featuring the work of some of the artists from the tri-state and East Coast area in a mix of media, this exhibition demonstrates the wealth of talent and creativity that…
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Joseph F. Brady
Mr. Brady, 65, of Tinton Falls, died Jan. 2, 2009, at home. He was born in the Leonardo section of Middletown. He was employed at the U.S. Postal service for 42 years, retiring in 2008. He is survived by his wife, Ann; two sons and daughters-in-law, Christopher and Diana of Colts Neck, and Jason and…
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Burry opposes Laurelwood housing proposal
The Laurelwood housing contract is a relic of the Cold War, when the threats we faced came from Soviet ICBMs. Today, we are in hot water with an invisible army of fanatical terrorists, careless of their own lives and who believe they will become martyrs by killing Americans and harming American interests. This is…
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Martha Elise Demontreux Kitson
Mrs. Kitson, 92, of Rumson, died Dec. 21, 2008, at home. She had resided in the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, Monmouth Beach, Highlands and Hazlet before relocating to Rumson in 2003 to live with her daughter. She was a parish secretary at St. Mary’s Church, Colts Neck, for several years. She was predeceased by…
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Using property taxes to fund schools is all wrong
If there is injustice anywhere in the property tax system, it is not in the pricing or valuation of our homes. The tax rate will only be changed to reflect the dollar amount needed to fund future budgets anyway. The way education is funded is by far the biggest fallacy of the system. There is…
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Katrina taught us lesson about welfare of pets
The country learned quite a bit from Hurricane Katrina. One of our lessons was to have an evacuation plan that would include taking into account the welfare of our pets. N.J. Assembly Bill A3052 will “bring the state in compliance with the federal Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-308), which requires…
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NOTES
Friends of Ocean Township residents Chris and Dana Lee will hold a fundraiser 1-5 p.m. Jan. 17 at Bar Anticipation in Belmar to raise money to help offset medical expenses for their 5-year-old daughter, Tori, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Tickets are $25 per person, which includes a buffet, entertainment and drinks. There will also…
