Category: Independent Opinion

  • Speaking Out

    Mary DempseyMischief Night comes early Mary Dempsey Mischief Night comes early Mid to late October is the time of year when the political ghouls come out and try to scare voters into supporting local, county and state candidates of one political party or another. Some methods of attack commonly used by politicians include expensive media…

  • Guest Column

    Janice LiebenowCrop Walk spirit of togetherness prevails 56 years later Janice Liebenow Crop Walk spirit of togetherness prevails 56 years later Crop Walk spirit of togetherness prevails 56 years later In the aftermath of World War II, American farmers got together to donate and ship surplus food and seeds to starving Europeans under the sponsorship…

  • Keyport resident encourages voters to say no to more taxes Nov. 5

    Keyport resident encourages voters to say no to more taxes Nov. 5 Keyport’s open space tax is 2.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Monmouth County wants a 1-cent increase, which will bring the tax up to 2.7 cents total for Keyport and Monmouth County, 5.2 cents for the year 2003. Keyport can, at the end…

  • Resident implores others to keep their cats indoors

    I am asking you to please keep your cats inside. The family of chipmunks that lived in my woodpile has been killed, along with a baby squirrel and a dove. Earlier this summer, a nest of baby ladder-back woodpeckers was destroyed. There are cat feces in my yard, so it is your outside cats that…

  • Parkinson and O’Grady’s records speak for themselves

    Although I am a registered Democrat, I have always decided how I will vote based on the records and positions of the candidates without regard to their political party. I have done it again this year, and it is clear Republican Mayor Patrick Parkinson and Committeeman Raymond O’Grady deserve to be re-elected. Mayor Parkinson and…

  • Maffiore will save money for Hazlet Township residents

    According to Webster’s New American Dictionary, the definition of "save" is: "To preserve or guard from destruction or loss." The Democrat-controlled Hazlet Township Committee, under the direction of Mayor Christopher Cullen, claims to be all about saving the township money. They have initiated several actions in the name of savings. A quick review of some…

  • Writer resents misinformation printed about wife

    Regular Republican Patrick Alwell, in a disjointed and intemperate letter to the editor, made many dishonest statements about my wife, Carol Beckenstein. It doesn’t bother me to suffer the scorn of fools, but it bothers me when my wife has to. Carol was not Larry Fink’s campaign manger. She ran for office alongside Larry, the…

  • Tax-and-spend Democrats nonexistent in Holmdel Township

    If you remember the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, you will recall some of the inmates of the mental institution had escaped, hijacked a boat and went fishing. The story goes that all of them were captured and returned to the asylum. But I don’t think so. I do believe in a real-life…

  • Candidates’ essays do not reflect qualifications for town committee

    This is a period in Holmdel’s history when decisions made by the Township Committee will affect our quality of life for a long time to come. The issues — land use, water supply, schools and taxes — are complex and require consideration by people who are thoughtful and committed. People usually don’t choose to run…