Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Residents urged to write politicians over FOCA
Many Americans agree — regardless of political orientation — that reducing the overall number of abortions is a worthy goal. However, legislation exists in Congress that would threaten the fragile common ground that has been achieved so far on the issue of abortion. The Freedom of Choice Act (or FOCA; S.1173 in the Senate and…
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Gideon Lidor
Mr. Lidor, 65, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 28, 2008, at home. After joining Bell Labs at AT&T, Middletown, in 1982, he served in various groups as a computer expert, eventually specializing in network security, until his retirement in 2007. Surviving are his wife, Linda; two children, Danny of Arlington, Va., and Elana of East…
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Join the fight for the smallest among us
Prematurity is the No. 1 killer of newborns, and according to the March of Dimes, each year, 14,293 babies in New Jersey suffer the consequences of being born too soon. Babies who survive an early birth face the risk of serious lifelong health problems, including learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, blindness, hearing loss and chronic conditions…
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Theresa A. Sherman Kovach
Mrs. Kovach, 92, of Monroe, formerly of South River, Old Bridge and Florida, died Nov. 3, 2008, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1996. Surviving are two sons, Donald, and his wife, Peggy, of Edison and Carl, and his wife, Frances, of the Parlin section of Sayreville; five…
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Kiritkumar B. Amin
Mr. Amin, 66, of Piscataway, died Nov. 12, 2008, in JFK Haven Hospice, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Amita Desai Amin; a son, Pritesh, and a daughter, Shetal, both of Piscataway; and three brothers and a sister in England. Services were held at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick. Arrangements were under the direction of Crabiel…
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Josephine A. Miscihowski Waksmundzki
Mrs. Waksmundzki, 79, of South River, died Nov. 11, 2008, in Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. Surviving are her husband, George H. Waksmundzki; a son, Andrew, and his wife, Louise, of Jackson; a daughter, Debra Weis, and her husband, Mike, of Cape Coral, Fla.; a sister, Genevieve Kornacki of South River; and two grandchildren. A…
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Patsy Carmella
Mr. Carmella, of Spotswood, formerly of New Brunswick and Edison, died Nov. 14, 2008, at home. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he managed Grand Plaza Shoe Service, East Brunswick, and Spotswood Shoe Service. He was predeceased by his first wife, Rose Punturno Carmella. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Carmella; a son, Gordon Crawford, and…
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When Chris Christie leaves, there’ll be big shoes to fill
Coda • GREG BEAN For a while there, you couldn’t walk out into the parking lot of nearly any diner or bar in Monmouth County without tripping over the bagmen with sacks of bribe money for local politicians. There was so much bribe and kickback money floating around, in fact, that briber Tony Spalliero had…
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Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser
Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: As you know, I’m working hard to be a good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I’m trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W.…
