Category: Independent Opinion

  • Reader reflects on the legacy of Rosa Parks

    Your Turn Sue Kozel Guest Column Sue Kozel Guest Column America lost a true heroine last week when civil rights icon Rosa Parks died. When my husband and I traveled to Montgomery, Ala., to be a part of the national dedication of the Wall of Tolerance, we did not expect to have our trip end…

  • A fat, surly possum is a very crafty adversary

    Coda Greg Bean I was going to write about politicians again this week, and how sick I’ve gotten of negative campaign advertising. But to tell you the truth, I’m at my wit’s end and have finally decided to ask for assistance with an unrelated problem I simply can’t solve. At this point, I’m so desperate…

  • Tell me again, what was that kid’s name?

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Turning 40 has had some real adverse effects on me. My face shifts when I smile, my dimples are no longer cute, and try though I may, I can’t lose a pound to save my soul. Still, I don’t mind so much what age has done to my body,…

  • Obituaries

    Norma Jacqueline Lawrence Tully Mrs. Tully, 73, of Red Bank, died Oct. 29 in Red Bank. She resided in Maplewood before moving to the Red Bank area in 1969. She was a deli clerk at Foodtown, Red Bank, from 1990 to 2004. Mrs. Tully was a past president of Fifth District Ladies Auxiliary of the…

  • Obituaries

    Mark C. Fearon Mr. Fearon, 17, of Middletown, died Oct. 30 in Elizabeth. Born in New York City, he resided in Middletown most of his life. He was a senior at Middletown High School North, and attended Monmouth County Vocational Culinary School, Asbury Park. He was a member of the Middletown Youth Athletic Association roller…

  • Letters

    Committeeman says writer was trying to Recently there was a letter to the editor from a very misinformed, ill-willed Rich Kohler (“Broschart ‘undermined selection process’ in Hazlet,” Oct. 12) criticizing the Independent’s ability to report. Perhaps his criticism comes from envy, due to this paper’s informed and well-balanced reporting style, unlike other area newspapers that…

  • Arrests give elections air of unpredictability

    Candidates can talk all they want about taxes, development, traffic and the other usual campaign issues. But the great wild card in the 2005 elections is the date Feb. 22, 2005. On that morning, 11 public officials from throughout Monmouth County were rounded up by federal authorities and arrested for accepting bribes in exchange for…

  • A political train wreck is always fun to watch

    Coda Greg Bean There’s an innate human curiosity about spectacular, bloody wrecks. If most people are honest, they’ll tell you that one of the reasons they watch sports like ski jumping, rodeo, football and auto racing is that they might get to see a horrendous collision or crash. And don’t even mention hockey, where the…