Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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There’s just no market for used, gas-guzzling pickups
GREG BEAN Coda When some people get tomy age and tap their memory banks, they say they often associate important events in their lives with songs. For one female friend of my acquaintance, DaveMason’s big hit from1977, “We Just Disagree,” takes her back to the tumultuous breakup of her first marriage, and Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful…
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Anne Marie Merce Rogan
Mrs. Rogan, 60, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly of North Brunswick, died May 9, 2008. She was predeceased by her parents, Russell and Leona Mae Berry Merce. Surviving are her husband, Bruce Rogan; four brothers, Ira Merce, and his wife, Jane, and Donald Merce, and his wife, Carol, all of Lakeland, Fla., William Merce, and his…
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Sam considered money kept from government a big win
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: This talk about a federal gasoline tax holiday brings back…
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Anna Nobock Zsak
Mrs. Zsak, 93, of South Amboy, died April 26, 2008, in Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Prior to her retirement, she was employed for 60 years as a seamstress with Harry Finklestine and Charles Komar and Son, South Amboy. Her husband, Jack, died in 1967. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Bob…
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Student performers deserve courtesy, respect
Once again, as a proud grandparent, and as a former Board of Education member, I attended another delightful East Brunswick Public Schools orchestra concert in the high school auditorium. The district is most fortunate to have an excellent new supervisor of arts education, Jeffrey Lesser. He has already proven to be most personable, inspiring, outstanding…
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Why stop at just Middlesex County?
With reference to Taj Ahmad’s letter to the editor (“Take the ‘Sex’ Out of Middlesex County’ “) that appeared in the May 8 issue of the Sentinel, I agree completely. May I suggest that the elimination of “sex” from county names be made statewide. Thus, we should add the names “Es” and “Sus” to “Middle”…
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Laura Golaszewski Jensen
Mrs. Jensen, 83, of South River, died April 20, 2008, in Virtua Medical Center, Mount Holly. She was predeceased by her husband, Arne Jensen; by two sisters, Estelle Kanc and Jean Grosso, and by a brother, John Golaszewski. Surviving are a sister, Jesse Kronowski of East Brunswick, and 10 nieces and nephews. Services were under…
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Negative ‘baggage’ would thwart Klemp’s bid for mayoralty
This letter is in response to an article regarding Township Councilman Donald Klemp calling for the ouster of the East Brunswick Democratic chairman because Klemp was not informed as to the reason he wasn’t selected by the party to run for mayor (“Klemp Says Party Head Has Undemocratic Ways,” Sentinel, May 1). I believe he…
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Ignaz “Nat” Ferber, M.D.
Dr. Ferber, 95, of Monroe, died April 16, 2008, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was a physician for 42 years, with a private internal-medicine practice in the Bronx, N.Y., for 30 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia H. Ferber. Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth Ferber Reder, and her husband,…
