Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Recycling alternatives for electronic devices
I f you’re like many folks, you probably have new, modern toys such as flatscreen TVs, smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles after the latest season of gift-giving. New electronic gadgets are fun, but they create a serious post-holiday dilemma: What can be done with old and outdated devices? Most definitely, don’t toss them into the…
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Photo
A seagull flies toward a discarded apple in the Wegmans parking lot in Manalapan. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Vegan diet may reduce breast cancer risk
A nnual mammograms are not as effective at reducing the risk of death from breast cancer as we once thought, according to a just-released 25- year study. Researchers at the University of Toronto concluded that screening did not reduce mortality rates any more than traditional physical exams. The findings are jarring for women who are…
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Newsletters are critical to democracy
I totally disagree with David Giffler’s recent letter to the editor about newsletters from our representatives in Congress. In order to know whether to vote for someone, we need to know what he or she has done for us. If that means “extolling” their self, so be it. At the same time, we need to…
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Walk MS nearing 25th anniversary
Twenty-five years of progressing toward a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS) is being celebrated on April 27 at the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National MS Society’s annual Walk MS event. Each year, the society hosts the Walk MS movement in an attempt to raise awareness and funds to support those who have…
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Basic skills instructors perform key tasks
A s advocates for the kindergarten children in the Marlboro K-8 School District, educators and taxpayers, we are appalled at the possible decision of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Eric Hibbs and the Board of Education to replace the four basic skills instructors with one reading specialist at the David C. Abbott Early Learning Center. The…
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Q&A
Where’s the wagon? with Sharon Peters Q: My wife has just decided she wants a station wagon (not an SUV) for our next vehicle, because of what she remembers (from the ’60s) to be significant cargo space and lower, road-hugging ride, as we do a lot of longdistance trips. We have become committed in recent…
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Curley: County health care facilities must be privatized
. JOHN P. CURLEY The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has the opportunity to put the county on a more stable financial footing. Since 2007, the county health care facilities — John L. Montgomery, Freehold Township, and Geraldine L. Thompson, Wall Township — have ensued losses of more than $40 million of taxpayers money. This…
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ARE WE THERE YET
It all started with the remote control Lori Clinch Watching TV with my adoring husband can be quite “entertaining,” if you lack the ability to focus on anything too long, that is. Pat watches about three minutes of this, four minutes of that and then two minutes of something altogether different. He also scrolls through…
