Category: HUB Opinion
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IN THE ARTS
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’sNext Stage Ensemble presents a free performance of “Richard II” at 7 p.m. July 23 at the Middletown Main Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. For information, call 732-671-3700 or visit www.mtpl.org. The Borders Emerging Artist Series returns 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, with Beth Arentsen. The Matawan resident is the…
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A tribute to the Navesink River
The Navesink River is an integral part of life in the communities that line its banks. Photographer Larry Watson grew up in Rumson and returns to his roots in a photo exhibit at the Oceanic Free Library in Rumson. “Highlands Bridge in Early Autumn” “Flowers, Bridges & Vistas of the Navesink” is the title of…
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They’ve got a ‘hotline,’ but nobody ever answers
GREG BEAN Coda Hold on while I dust off this trophy I’ve got sitting on my desk. OK, here we go, and if we could have a drum roll, please. The Greg Bean Corporate Jackass of the Month Award goes to (pregnant pause) CONRAIL! I know I’ve been pretty hard on a few companies in…
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Leave screeching to sea gulls, not politicians
On July 7, Belmar was invaded by screeching sea gulls and screeching politicians. Gov. Jon Corzine, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Sen. Robert Menendez and Rep. Frank Pallone were given their orders on the current Numbocratic talking points issued by Sens. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. They were all taught to scream in unison “Don’t Drill –…
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Bridge is coming down as a political payoff
As far as most of the residents of Sea Bright and Highland are concerned, a public flogging would be too light a penalty for Kris Kolluri and the DOT. The amount of lying they have done about the bridge is mountainous! As one who spends every day looking at the bridge and driving over it,…
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Horse racing industry must ban whips
Jockey Jeremy Rose was recently suspended from racing for six months after whipping a horse so severely that her eye hemorrhaged. Anyone who watched the Kentucky Derby could see Eight Belles being whipped down the home stretch before she collapsed with two broken ankles. Last year, Russell Baze – the winningest jockey in thoroughbred racing…
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COAST coordinator would make a good politician
How come so many of the self-proclaimed “good” people – the social engineers and saviors – are usually the most arrogant and condescending folks in our little world? Case in point, 2008 COAST Coordinator Casey Shanley. She can’t simply state her views about LNG ports and the environmental issues at hand. No, she and her…
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For the Record
A letter to the editor submitted by Cindy Zipf of Clean Ocean Action that appeared in the June 26 issue should have read: The entire Atlantic Coast contains about 1 1/2 years of gas. The published versions incorrectly state the supply to be 112 years of gas.
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DOT has created false façade about condition of bridge
It certainly is interesting how the commissioner of the N.J. Department of Transportation has defined urgency and danger. It is also interesting that depending upon the convenience of the situation, those definitions are prone to change. In both federal and state court, the DOT characterizes the Highlands Bridge as a near death trap, unsafe and…
