Category: HUB Opinion
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What SCHIP expansion is really about
SCHIP was created in 1997 by Congress and former President Bill Clinton. Its original intent was to cover children in families who made too much to be eligible for Medicaid. This program was supposed to limit eligibility to families making not more than 200 percent of poverty line, $40,300 for a family of four. The…
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Pray for Iraq’s new government to start working
In response to Rob Moir’s letter to the editor, Sept. 20. It is possible he did not have a loved one go off to work the morning of 9/11 and didn’t return that evening to his/her family. Most of our congressmen wanted action and voted for it. Our representatives went to the U.N. asking for…
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Response to Hook development critics
Iam responding to the letters by Mr. Moffatt and Ms. Francis. (Sept. 7 issue) Mr. Moffatt states that he doesn’t understand what I was complaining about in my “somewhat intemperate” criticism of the editorial “The numbers don’t add up.” My issue with the editorial written by Ms. Jennifer Francis is not about her passion for…
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Stiff sentences for bribes will set examples for officials
Recently, federal Judge William Walls sentenced a local elected official to serve more time than was expected by certain people. I am sure the judge received the admiration of many people in our county and state. Come the last week in October, several more elected officials and also former employees of Monmouth County are up…
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R.B. is center of universe for indie film Oct. 5-7
The seventh annual Red Bank International Film Festival (RBIFF) will open Friday to begin a three-day immersion in independent film. “Greetings from the Shore” The weekend festival, which runs Oct. 5-7, offers three days of screenings, filmmaker appearances, panels, parties, and awards showcasing independent and alternative films. Clearview Cinemas, 36 White St. in Red Bank,…
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Obituaries
Sidney Rose Mr. Rose, 88, of Tinton Falls, died Sept. 26 at Renaissance Gardens, Tinton Falls. He resided in Little Silver prior to relocating to Seabrook Village, Tinton alls, three years ago. He was a self-employed artist, designer and sculptor. Prior to that, he owned and operated Texhibits, Newark, for several years. He is survived…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the McCarthy Dalton Band perform Sept. 28 at the Little Silver Gazebo Concert Series.
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October 2007: Conspiracy of memories
GREEN SCENE Agarden is a commitment. When your roses succumb to our Mid-Atlantic heat and humidity, when slugs eat holes in your hosta leaves and in anything else that grows close to the ground, when vines creep up and smother everything in their path, when insidious ailments attack your prize plants and insects suck, shred…
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IN THE ARTS
Compiled by Gloria Stravelli Dave Mason and John Mayall will perform at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Saturday at 8 p.m. A founding member of Traffic, Mason’s career includes the Top 10 hit “We Just Disagree,” and “Feelin’ Alright,” recorded by over 300 other artists. Mayall’s Bluesbreakers helped pioneer the British blues boom…
