Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Resident says don’t ignore bigotry
Thank you for your editorial, "Open dialogue best fights ignorance." I agree with you wholeheartedly: an open discussion is the best way to deal with bias, bigotry and hatred. I tried to make the public aware of the white-supremacist leaflets because I knew Metuchen residents would be shocked — just as I was — and…
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Charging tolls keeps taking a toll
When campaigning for governor in 2001, then-candidate James E. McGreevey talked about taking the tolls on the Garden State Parkway down by 2007. We’re about halfway through that six-year time frame, but the tolls are nowhere near halfway to being removed. If anything, the notion of a parkway without tolls is further off than ever.…
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Metuchen Musings
Columnist finds radio host Rush Limbaugh torturous Metuchen Musings Columnist finds radio host Rush Limbaugh torturous John Aden Lewis To paraphrase the philosopher Karl Popper: A foolish man spends his life trying to prove what he already knows; a wise man, on the other hand, spends his life trying to disprove what he claims to…
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Edison principal thanks all who helped victims of fire
The Ben Franklin School "family" would like to take this opportunity to thank all the very generous people who donated money to families of our students who were victims of the Northridge apartment complex fire. The money was distributed and divided to each of the families, depending on how many of their children went to…
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Open dialogue best fights ignorance
That Middlesex County is an area steeped in racial and ethnic diversity is without question. One need only drive down a short stretch of Route 27 or Route 1 and read a myriad of signs for different ethnic cuisines or walk the hallways of a local high school to see evidence of all the cultures…
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Metuchen Musings
John Aden LewisBeringer House 5K brings community together Metuchen Musings John Aden Lewis Beringer House 5K brings community together John Aden Lewis Beringer House 5K brings community together I was thinking that I might use this week’s column to discuss the disturbing news that white supremacist literature was being distributed around Metuchen and Edison earlier…
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Obituaries
Joseph O. Schenkel Obituaries Joseph O. Schenkel Mr. Schenkel, 75, of Keyport died April 24 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Sayreville, he resided there prior to moving to Keyport 20 years ago. Mr. Schenkel was the owner of Joe’s Plumbing and Heating, Keyport. Prior to that, he was a subcontractor at Trico…
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Chairman lauds benefits of Roosevelt Care Center
As chairman of the Middlesex County Improvement Authority, I stand firmly behind the high quality of care administered to the more than 300 residents of Roosevelt Care Center, which is owned and operated by the MCIA. Please know that I respect the right of free press to accurately report news in a fair and balanced…
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Poll worker says voters apathetic
I agree 100 percent with your editorial entitled, "Low voter turnout is disappointing" in the April 28 edition of the Sentinel. As a regular worker at the polls, I am always amazed at the low turnout for all of the elections. However, I can especially understand the voter apathy in the Board of Education election.…
