Category: HUB Opinion
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Traditional learning needs to make a comeback
The world sure has changed. When we were kids, there were accidents and no one got sued. No one was politically correct and we were all just Americans. We rode our bikes, jumped rope and played hopscotch. We made up game using our imaginations. We played outside until our moms called us in for dinner.…
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Goulart, Ernst preserve Red Bank’s quality of life
The Borough of Red Bank is clearly at a crossroads and your vote this Nov. 2 will be critical in determining its future and direction. On the most basic issues there are dramatic differences between the candidates for Borough Council. If elected, Marnie Goulart and Kaye Ernst will join me in the battle to preserve…
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Blame lawyers, greedy people for lack of vaccine
The shortage of flu vaccines that exists today is a direct result of trial attorneys litigating cases against companies that manufacture these products. Today there is only one U.S. company making the vaccine in the United States, and the failure of one of its plants in Great Britain caused the supply to decrease by 50…
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Veteran urges residents to exercise right to vote
I am a military retiree believing in a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and not having a vocal minority dictate policy to the majority, and that is what is being done today. More than 44 million people did not vote in the last presidential election, but we got a…
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Public should attend candidates forum
Although the presidential campaign season is upon us again and we are becoming inundated with phone calls, junk mail, and — soon to come — media sound bites, our Monmouth County elections also deserve our attention. The Monmouth County League of Women Voters is providing the public with an excellent opportunity to learn about the…
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Resident thanks heroes of Red Bank Fire Department
In case it isn’t generally known, we have genuine heroes here in Red Bank, New Jersey. They belong to the volunteer fire department. They were called out on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to assist a resident of Les Gertrude Apartments. This assistance was performed above and beyond the call of duty and with…
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Agency extends thanks for school supply effort
Now that children are settled into their school year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County would like to acknowledge those who helped more than 100 children start off right with new school supplies. Monmouth Mall gathered items from the public as well as hosted our “I’m Committed to My Education” pizza party where kids…
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Who is Fort Hancock being preserved for?
President Bush pledged to clear the National Park Service’s (NPS) backlog of projects during the 2000 campaign. The funding shortfall Bush inherited at the time was $5 billion; it is now $7 billion and climbing. Who knew at the time, his administration’s solution to this backlog was to turn over our public parks to private…
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Red Bank mulls 4-hour parking on some meters
RED BANK — There may be some relief in sight for those who still haven’t made their peace concerning the controversial parking meters installed on downtown streets. At a recent Borough Council meeting, the council discussed increasing the time on the two-hour parking meters to four hours. “Originally, in the parking plan in 2000 and…
