Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Proposal simply creates greater debt
The plan to defer payments into employees’ pension systems on the local and county level and in the school system is currently in the state Senate budget committee. Proposed by Gov. Jon Corzine as a way to help avoid property-tax increases, it is a plan that will bring future headaches larger than those we now…
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U.S. must redouble peacekeeping in Darfur
The crisis in Darfur, Sudan, has been devastating, and civilians are suffering from the violence. Armed combatants in Darfur — including Sudanese government forces, the pro-government Janjawid militia and rebel groups — have subjected women and girls to sexual violence and other brutal assaults. According to Amnesty International, on Sept. 5 alone, five women and…
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Helen V. Halik Golla
Mrs. Golla, 90, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 2, 2008, in Park Place Center, South Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a bartender at Pete’s Tavern, East Brunswick, where she worked for more than 40 years. Her husband, John, died in 1961; a son-in-law, James Colleton, died in August; and a grandson,…
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Lorraine G. Pierce
Mrs. Pierce, 67, of Monroe, died Nov. 27, 2008, in St. Barnabas Hospice, Long Branch. Her husband, Robert L., died in 1993. Surviving are a daughter, Gerry Viggiani, and her husband, Mark, of Colts Neck; a son, Robert L. Pierce III, and his wife Liesa, of California; a brother, Martial Duval; a sister, Marie Andree…
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Mumbai murders stun and sadden local rabbi
On Black Friday the news I so dreaded was confirmed. My close friend and classmate, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivki Holtzberg, were brutally murdered by terrorists along with hundreds of other victims in Mumbai, India. It is now over a week and I am still numb. Gabi — as he was known to…
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Lorraine E. Childs
Mrs. Childs, 87, of South River, died Nov. 28, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Harrison J. Childs, died in 1986. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Thomas Alfrey, with whom she lived; two grandchildren, Jean Newton and Andrew Singer; and a greatgrandson. Services were held at Maliszewski…
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State should protect health in the workplace
During this season of thanksgiving, I am grateful I live and work in a state that protects my health in the workplace. But surprisingly, this is not the case for all New Jersey workers. Atlantic City’s City Council recently revoked their decision to restrict smoking in casinos, forcing casino workers to continue to risk their…
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Steven Molle
Mr. Molle, 94, of Palm City, Fla., formerly of South River, died Dec. 1, 2008, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1976, he was employed by Hermann’s Trucking Co., East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Anne Seppi Molle, and by a son, Thomas Molle. Surviving are a son, Steven Molle of Palm…
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Gun bill would not stop criminals from killing
Another “crackpot” bill — “One Gun a Month” — drawn up in our state Legislature. How is restricting legal gun owners from buying a gun whenever they want supposed to stop a criminal from killing someone? None of my legislators were able to answer that question when I called them recently. So I told them…
