Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Charles E. Duma Mr. Duma, 66, of Spotswood, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 8, 2007, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a receiving operator with E.I. DuPont, Parlin, where he worked for 33 years. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Presti Duma; a…

  • Grateful for hospital infection prevention bill

    As a former volunteer for a group dedicated to the prevention of deadly hospital infections, I was ecstatic to hear about Gov. Jon Corzine signing the hospital infection prevention bill recently. I have worked tirelessly to educate the public in our community on the dangers of contracting a deadly staph infection while in the hospital.…

  • Resident hopes new VA secretary will be better qualified

    During the past year or so, I’ve submitted several letters to your company’s papers regarding the sad state of the Veterans Administration, led by R. James Nicholson. Veterans, our hopes and prayers have been answered and by none other than Secretary Nicholson himself. I guess it is better to resign than to be fired –…

  • July Fourth event marked by pride, generosity

    Randy Farkas Guest Column Randy FarkasGuest Column t is often said that baseball great Tommy Lasorda, the former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, had so much love, respect and pride in his team that if cut, he would bleed Dodger Blue. With all respect to Mr. Lasorda, there were thousands of people in Milltown…

  • Obituaries

    David Markheim Mr. Markheim, 88, of Monroe, formerly of Old Bridge and Spotswood, died July 22, 2007, in Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. He was a self-employed contractor, building homes in and around Spotswood for many years. He served one term on the Spotswood Board of Commissioners, the forerunner of the Spotswood Borough Council.…

  • Americans share history of immigration and hope

    Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda It’s tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. In other words, the family members (at least in my family) passing the legend along don’t always let facts get in the way of a good story. That said, here – according to family…

  • Kids get demonstration of Pop-Tart etiquette

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori ClinchAre We There Yet? Yesterday there were three empty packages of macaroni and cheese on the kitchen counter. We had no drinking glasses left in the cupboard. Someone had poured himself cereal, added a load of sugar and most of it had missed the bowl. There were dinner…

  • Thanks to all who made county fair a success

    On behalf of the board of trustees of the Middlesex County Fair Association, we would like to extend our thanks to everyone who came to the 69th annual Middlesex County Fair as well as all the volunteers who helped make this week possible. Once again, fairgoers were provided with an opportunity to help those in…

  • Pet names don’t take power from a truly liberated lady

    Clare Marie Celano Girl Talk Clare Marie CelanoGirl Talk A man I was very close to was fond of calling me Tinkerbell, or Tink. He also told me I was solely responsible for global warming. Here was a man who understood the power and value of balance in an intimate relationship with a woman. He…