Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Corruption is round-the-clock N.J. industry
The people of New Jersey pay the highest property taxes in the nation. The people of new Jersey pay the highest auto insurance rates in the nation. Comparatively, the people of New Jersey have the highest number of corrupt politicians in the nation. Saying “I’m from New Jersey” has become embarrassing because of the political…
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Father thanks rescuers of son in accident
On Friday night, March 11, 2007, my worst nightmare became a reality. Since my children became of age to drive, I often worried about being dispatched to a motor vehicle accident, and when arriving on scene, the car was one of my sons. This night I was not at work but home in bed listening…
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“Footloose” cast deserves many accolades
As the Public Relations Officer of the Avenel VFW Memorial Post 7164, I would like to make a few comments about a high school play. The musical play was “Footloose,” performed by the students of Woodbridge High. I was stunned by their performance, I swear I thought I was at a Broadway play in New…
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Tips on how to treat baby animals
Spring has sprung, and baby animals are exploring their big new world. Here’s what to do if you spot a baby animal: Wait and watch. Most baby birds, rabbits, squirrels, deer and other animals don’t need humans’ help – their parents are usually nearby. Baby birds with a half-inch or more of tail feathers are…
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Greg Bean
Coda Pension fund fiasco is Enron on the Delaware For a while, it looked like Monmouth and Middlesex counties were developing a monopoly on political corruption and sleight of hand. In Monmouth County, there were so many bribes being paid to politicians at local bars and restaurants the bad guys had to buy brown paper…
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Book talk
PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Left: Charlotte Sweeny, 8, of Cranford, and Bobby Engel, 7, of Edison, chat about a passage in “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” the children’s book written by Judy Barrett, a special guest at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School on Saturday, March 31. Above: Annie Liang, 7, talks with Barrett as she…
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Greg Bean
Coda Sometimes, it’s the small things that save a marriage Last weekend, my stepfather got married to a wonderful woman, and I couldn’t be happier. This is a guy who came into the lives of me and my brothers after my father died, and not only loved our mother, but nursed her through her last…
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Jago Elementary collects $5K in pennies for charity
Money to go to Hillsborough girl diagnosed with leukemia BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – The 433 students at the Matthew Jago Elementary School No. 28 dug deep into their hearts and pockets for the past three weeks to help children with leukemia as part of the nationwide Pennies for…
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Viewers should boycott Olympics in China
Recently a Metuchen High School student asked me to support him in a Darfur awareness program. I agreed but first wanted to know what he hew about Darfur. He told me it was a place in Africa where lots of people have been attacked, creating many refugees and resulting in many people killed. I responded…
