Category: Independent Opinion
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Aunt Mary describes a mother’s feelings best
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I think it’s absolutely appalling when parents say bad words to their children, and I feel bad every time I do it. The truth is, my little dears can be exhilaration, animation and total frustration all wrapped up in one enchilada. Aunt Mary best described a mother’s feelings for…
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Letters
Holmdel, Hazlet must work to preserve Waackaack Creek As a lifelong resident of northern Holmdel living close to Allocco Park, I can understand why the Hazlet Township Committee no longer trusts the new Holmdel governing body to preserve the 13 acres of undeveloped land owned by Hazlet located in Holmdel adjacent to the Waackaack Creek…
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Obituaries
Splendora “Betty” Renato Kupper Mrs. Kupper, 74, of Union Beach, died Feb. 24 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Newark, she resided in Irvington and Maplewood, prior to moving to Union Beach 35 years ago. She was a nurses’ aide at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet, for 35 years. She was a communicant of…
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School administrators keep fingers crossed
And now we play the waiting game. Administrators and school board members in suburban school districts such as the ones that operate in this region are anxiously waiting to hear how much state aid will be received for the 2006-07 school year. The budgets for the upcoming school year are being developed right now and…
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If you want good spin, it’s gonna cost you
Coda Greg Bean Sometimes, I think I’m in the wrong end of the publishing business — the wrong end being the end where people aren’t lining up to give me vast amounts of money to say nice things about them. According to a recent article posted on Adweek.com, the Bush administration and other federal agencies…
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Cheney was too slow in accepting the blame
Coda Greg Bean I was 6 years old when I shot my grandfather in the back with an arrow. Ours was a hunting culture, and I’d been along on hunting trips since I was old enough to walk. This, however, was the first time I’d been in the field with anything more deadly than a…
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A new empty nester shows no mercy
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch My good friend, Karen, is about to become an empty nester. She’s anticipating TV time, empty laundry baskets, and if what she says is really true, her days of compositions and sentence structure are coming to an end. Meanwhile, I’m still choking on solar systems and adverbs. Karen’s buying…
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Parents plead for board to reinstate librarian
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer KEYPORT — The Board of Education upheld its previous decision to deny Jennifer Modoni tenure, despite calls from dozens of teachers, students and parents to reinstate the popular librarian. Modoni, the librarian at Central School, was given notice that she would not be given tenure last…
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Middletown names acting superintendent
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer In the wake of Schools Superintendent David Witmer being suspended for 120 days, the Middletown Board of Education has named an acting superintendent. Karen Bilbao was unanimously chosen to fill the post at a meeting Feb. 15. Bilbao is currently the assistant superintendent of pupil services,…
