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  • The left does not tolerate opposing views

    A ha, I said to myself, when I noted that John Calimano was a 1966 graduate of Rutgers. Then I got an even clearer picture when Mr. Calimano admitted in his recent Your Turn guest column that he had participated in “teach-ins and other protests” against Vietnam. Although definitely not my cup of tea, he…

  • Resident seeking answers to erosion issue

    A fter reading a second article about the eroding creek issue that is taking place in Freehold Township, I felt a need to write to set the record straight. On Aug. 21, 2011, there was a mid-day rain storm that came through Freehold Township. During this storm, the Dubois tributary, which runs through the Wynnefield…

  • Gus Theophilakos

    Mr. Theophilakos, 88, died June 2, 2014, at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided there for most of his life before moving to Lakewood 10 years ago. He was employed as a machine operator with Chevron Oil Company in Perth Amboy for 38 years before retiring in 1985. He…

  • Rice not worthy of guest-speaker role

    JOHN CALIMANO Jonathan Carfagno wrote in his recent Your Turn guest column that he finds it “disgraceful” that we in the Rutgers University community — alumni, faculty and students — were motivated to object to the selection of Condoleezza Rice as this year’s guest speaker at commencement. Ms. Rice had been invited by the Rutgers…

  • Establishing golden rule in foreign policy

    A t a Republican presidential primary debate in South Carolina in January 2012, Congressman Ron Paul was booed by the audience for advocating the golden rule in foreign policy. That audience echoed Mahatma Gandhi’s assertion that the West has rejected the Sermon on the Mount. The golden rule is at the heart of the sermon…

  • Ideas wanted for use of township property

    I am writing to let the residents of Manalapan know that the Township Committee is entertaining proposals for what to do with a 25-acre piece of land known as the Tillis property, located off Route 522, adjacent to the Manalapan Recreation Center and bordering Englishtown. The property was purchased exclusively with taxpayer funds in 2009…

  • ‘Sandy Bill of Rights’ deserves to become law

    I t is always nice to see our beaches and boardwalks come to life after Memorial Day, but we cannot continue to ignore life beyond the sand. Far too many people are still struggling with the effects of superstorm Sandy, even a year-and-a-half after the storm. Drive a little farther out from the beaches and…

  • Group may help those with a brain tumor

    This is in response to Laura Munoz’s recent letter to the editor regarding her son’s brain tumor experience. She may want to consider attending a brain tumor support group meeting with her son to experience the challenges other brain tumor survivors have faced. Monthly support group meetings are hosted by the Monmouth and Ocean County…