Category: Independent Opinion
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On the day of the disaster in America, I was dispatched to the Highlands Marina to provide emergency medical care to the sick and injured from New York City. On my arrival I established a command structure and led a very large group of both paid and volun
On the day of the disaster in America, I was dispatched to the Highlands Marina to provide emergency medical care to the sick and injured from New York City. On my arrival I established a command structure and led a very large group of both paid and volunteer emergency responders. There were physicians, nurse practitioners,…
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I am writing this as much for my fellow Americans as I am for myself. I need to verbalize and use these words as a catharsis for my soul and regain my peace. I hope my heartfelt words in some small way will help my fellow Americans refocus, recharge, and
I am writing this as much for my fellow Americans as I am for myself. I need to verbalize and use these words as a catharsis for my soul and regain my peace. I hope my heartfelt words in some small way will help my fellow Americans refocus, recharge, and continue on with a renewed…
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The Community YMCA to offer free counseling services
On behalf of The Community YMCA, I know all of you will join me in praying for the individuals and families affected by last week’s senseless acts. In the midst of crisis and tragedy, the YMCA stands for values and high morality in the face of terrorism and violence. Our programs and services will continue,…
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Proud American expresses her feelings in poetry
I work at town hall in Holmdel, and on Sept. 13 I wrote down my feelings about this whole disaster that has occurred. The people I work with said I should send it to the papers, but I really didn’t think what I was thinking would matter to anyone else. Today someone brought to town…
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Attack on America We wake up, things are normal
Attack on America We wake up, things are normal and we start our busy day. Little do we know the fate of things across the bay. No sooner do we take a break, we hear the tragic news. An attack has been implemented they tried to strike a bruise. We see the smoke arising where…
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Relative grieves over loss of two ‘American heroes’
Everybody always says, "Can you imagine the pain and suffering the victims’ families must have gone through after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?" And everybody always says, "How can the families survive the tragedies after the Oklahoma federal building was bombed, and countless innocent people and children died?" I always tried to imagine how those…
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One of the first steps in the war against terrorism should be to immediately increase the bounty on Osama bin Laden and publicize it better. Bounty hunters would be the best approach in a foreign land where the CIA has shown little effectiveness in ferret
One of the first steps in the war against terrorism should be to immediately increase the bounty on Osama bin Laden and publicize it better. Bounty hunters would be the best approach in a foreign land where the CIA has shown little effectiveness in ferreting out bin Laden. I had forgotten that a $5 million…
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Middletown residents, beware
Middletown should think twice about permitting a Home Depot to locate in the former Bradlees store in a shopping center on Route 35 south just past town hall. Township officials are discussing the possibility of permitting the "big box" store to locate there, provided it would agree not to sell lumber or Sheetrock. "We definitely…
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Guest Column Harry Tucker Some advice for biking along the Henry Hudson Trail
Guest Column Harry Tucker Some advice for biking along the Henry Hudson Trail I am writing this letter as a member of the "Saved by the Bell Club." To be a member of this club, you must have survived a bicycle accident, where your bike helmet played a significant role in saving your life or…
