Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Obama made the right call to compromise
President Barack Obama’s decision to compromise with the Republicans on taxes was both wise and necessary. The compromise will ensure that middle class Americans will not see a rise in their income tax bill during difficult economic times. Additionally, the compromise will provide extended unemployment insurance benefits for millions of Americans. This is not only…
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for the record •••
Freehold Borough K-8 School District Business Administrator Patrick DeGeorge clarified statements that were included in an article that was published in the Dec. 15 issue of the News Transcript. By way of clarification, DeGeorge said, “The current cap on raising property taxes for this 2010-11 school year was 4 percent. After the budget defeat, the…
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CARE appreciates newspaper notices and the effort of volunteers
In response to the Around Town column Greater Media Newspapers staff writer Amy Rosen wrote on Nov. 17, “One Good Deed,” I would like to tell you that you have helped our organization immensely by spreading the word about the work CARE does to help defenseless animals. Greater Media Newspapers has helped us place about…
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Privatization works for only corporations, politicans
There is a big push from “less-is-best” deficit hawks who claim we have to privatize many traditionally government run programs to reduce our deficits. For example, Gov. Chris Christie’s carefully culled pro-corporate “advisory” panel proposed that we even privatize our state parks, among other things, to save money. Nonsense. Our state’s fiscal crisis has nothing…
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Private sector employees get their share of benefits
This is in response to Joel Drobes’ letter to the editor (“Teachers Should Be Rewarded Based on Merit,” News Transcript, Dec. 15) regarding teaching and teachers in general. Mr. Drobes obviously has problems with not only teachers’ salaries, but the number of days per year they work as well as the length of the school…
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Colin John Costello
Mr. Costello, 65, of Middletown, died Dec. 10, 2010, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, after a long illness. He served his country in the U.S. Army and met his wife, Christa, while he was stationed in Heidelberg, Germany. They returned to the U.S. and settled in New York City before moving to Middletown in…
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Robert “Jeff” J. Jeffery
Mr. Jeffery, 76, of Lake Ariel, Pa., formerly of Lincroft, died Dec. 12, 2010, at Community Medical Center, Scranton, Pa. He was the principal of Holmes & McDowell Inc., Holmdel, for more than 30 years, retiring in 1991. Mr. Jeffery was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, a former volunteer for the Lincroft…
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Lawrence S. Petrula
Mr. Petrula, 64, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 7, 2010, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a graduate of St. Rose of Lima School, Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft section of Middletown, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. Mr. Petrula was employed…
