Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Legislative futility is costing us all
It is now the time of year when mailboxes start getting stuffed with slick, glossy campaign fliers trumpeting the achievements of candidates for office. “As a member of your Legislature, I fought to end corruption,” you might read, or “I worked to get guns off the streets.” In political spin, there’s always some kernel of…
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Obituaries
John V. Hanson Mr. Hanson, 95, of South Amboy, died Aug. 23, 2007, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Prior to his retirement in 1974, he was employed as a computer programmer in the data-processing department at Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 37 years. He was predeceased by a son-in-law,…
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Board of Ed members’ silence after vandalism was deafening
Six weeks ago the vehicles of a Monroe Township school board member and that of a community activist were vandalized. The most egregious act was the drawing of a swastika on the vehicle of board member Rita Ostrager. The fact is that board member Rita Ostrager and I were targeted because we are outspoken township…
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Scout’s project aimed at saving lives
Iam with Boy Scout Troop 33, Milltown, and I am working on my Eagle Scout project. For my project I am conducting a blood drive and working to raise awareness of organ donation. This will all take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 22 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 233 N.…
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Scientific conclusions often based on info from others
This letter is in response to Eddie Konczal’s letter to the editor titled “Global Climate Change Is Scientific Fact, Not Just Theory,” which appeared in the Aug. 23 issue of your newspaper. I’d like to point out that when people like Mr. Konczal state that “global warming is no longer just a theory but a…
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Lower costs at concessions; impose drink limit at arts center
Iread the editorial titled “Party’s Over at Arts Center” on the opinion page of your Aug. 23 issue. While I agree that teen drinking is a major problem, I wondered why one of the real reasons leading to overindulgence during tailgating is never addressed. In my opinion a part of the reason is the ridiculous…
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MCUA should get rid of old practices, take look at co-composting
At the Aug. 23 meeting of the Middlesex County Utility Authority (MCUA), the directors approved Phase 11 of the Edgeboro-landfill expansion at a cost not to exceed $74.9 million. This expansion continues the old-fashioned practice of the authority, “bury and cover,” a method of disposing garbage that goes back, I’m sure, to medieval times. Concerned…
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Company donates day to give school makeover
Improvements to Our Lady of Lourdes seen as ‘priceless’ BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Clockwise from top: Brian Schmidt, of Philadelphia, paints lines for a four-square ball game on the blacktop outside Our Lady of Lourdes School in Milltown Aug. 23. He and more than 100 other employees of Music…
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Drop the wine cooler, Grandma, or go to jail
GREG BEAN Coda In the end, it looks like stupidity won over common sense at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Since July, almost 500 of the dumbest people on the East Coast have managed to get themselves arrested for underage drinking and various other liquor-related offenses at the venue, and dozens have been…
