Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Give the president the tools to do the job
With the Democrats controlling Congress these days, it is amazing to hear them trying to tell the president how to run the war in Iraq. Congressman John Murtha is the cut-and-run type who says pull all the American troops out as fast as you can and let the Iraqis handle it. This option would result…
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Edison is changing for the better
I was happy to see some recent items in Edison. First, Mayor Jun Choi signs an order on ethics. Government ethics and accountability are very important. It is nice for Edison to be a leader in this area. It is something the township and its hardworking employees can be proud of. It was also great…
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Voters should oust those who block reforms
Six months ago I wrote a letter to the editor, which was published by some of the press. I pointed out the lack of progress on tax reform. My letter also indicated my lack of confidence in the ability of the so-called “special tax panels” to agree on a method to bring New Jersey’s run-amok…
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Traditional values
PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Clockwise from top: Mary Morrison of Girl Scout Troop 1646 carries the flag down the aisle as the troop begins the flag ceremony Jan. 31 at St. Francis Elementary in Metuchen. Girl Scouts fold the flag in the traditional way. Kristen Wilcox presents the folded flag to another Girl Scout.
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Obituaries
Ellen M. Cahill Swier Mrs. Swier, 74, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 24, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are her husband, George J. Swier; two sons, George M. of Matawan and Thomas J. of Greensboro, N.C.; a daughter, Maureen E. of Brentwood, Tenn.; two brothers, Joseph Cahill of Edison and…
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Options for the new shelter are inadequate
Woodbridge Township has started grasping at straws when it comes to the question of what to do with the animal shelter. The bids for a new state-of-the-art shelter have come in almost a quarter of a million dollars higher than the township is willing to spend, leaving those poor animals, quite literally, out in the…
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Holocaust survivor shares experience with students
Photo Courtesy of Wardlaw-Hartridge School Kaufman survived the Krakow Ghetto and three concentration camps BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer For Luna Kaufman, living well was the best revenge. The 80-year-old Holocaust survivor told students at the Wardlaw-Hartridge school in Edison about her experiences, and the atrocities she witnessed at the hands of the Nazis during…
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Coda
Is the nest ever empty when it’s full of junk? Greg Bean My wife and I are now officially empty nesters, but when the last child left recently to take an out-of-state job, we came to a shocking realization: You can’t have an empty nest when the chicks leave all their junk behind to clutter…
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Tribute to a ‘kitchen table’ environmentalist
Legacy is an often used word in land conservation.After all, a core value of preserved open space and farmland is its benefit for future generations. With the recent passing of conservation pioneer Helen Fenske, it’s not exaggerating to say that New Jersey would look vastly different today if not for her legacy. It was 1959…
