Category: Independent Opinion
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GREG BEAN Coda
The ‘other guy did it’ won’t work as an alibi GREG BEAN Coda The ‘other guy did it’ won’t work as an alibi One of my favorite literary characters is a guy called Otherguy Overby. Otherguy makes his first appearance in a book by Ross Thomas called “Chinaman’s Chance.” In the book, it’s explained that…
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Increased taxes reduce state’s revenues
Atlantic City casino income is down 34 percent. Is it really competition or is New Jersey’s high cost of living to blame? Reference an Associated Press news story that the Casino Control Commission reported casino revenues fell 34 percent due to slot parlor competition in New York and Pennsylvania. Partially true. The actual decline is…
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Democrats ignored Lucent issue
The recent letter written by Democrat April Margolin (“Leadership change needed to ensure guidance of Lucent tract,” Aug. 22) criticizing the Republican majority for its actions on the Lucent tract is misleading and political propaganda. I would also encourage the voters of Holmdel to closely examine the public record of the Democratic majority under Larry…
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Time to bring Middletown Township business into light
There seem to be a few Republican operatives and appointees who are willing to sign their names to letters that are misleading to the point of being fallacious. People who claim to investigate an issue usually confer with both sides of an issue to get the truth. It is highly coincidental to say the least…
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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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Obituaries
Ronald H. Brady Mr. Brady, 72, of Middletown, died Sept. 8, 2007. Born in Jersey City, he resided there before relocating to Middletown 50 years ago. He was employed in the Sanitation Department at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, for 16 years. Mr. Brady was a communicant of St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, Middletown. He…
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A modest proposal for reducing corruption
GREG BEAN Coda Here’s a hint. If you’re trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a “friend” to help you find one, there’s a big potential pitfall. When you hear from the prospective hit man and he wants to meet you at Denny’s to talk about the details, remember this:…
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Committee, residents deserve better than Short
As a lifelong Democrat and avid voter, I have watched with interest the political situation in Middletown. To get to the bottom of the contention, I decided to investigate to find out the unvarnished truth. Here are the facts. It seems as if the mayor and the rest of the council have gone above and…
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Hazlet family sings praises of Bayshore Jointure
On Sept. 8, our family attended an event at Veteran’s Park in Hazlet to raise autism awareness. The annual fundraiser benefits children attending the Bayshore Jointure Commission’s Developmental Learning Center in Aberdeen. The Bayshore Jointure Commission is comprised of many area towns. I can personally attest to how phenomenal this school is because my daughter…
