Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Paper trail on votes comes to sad conclusion in Congress
Long before we enter our voting booth on Nov. 4, we should contemplate as to whether or not our vote will actually be recorded with integrity. Congressman Rush Holt’s bill, “Emergency Assistance for Secure Election Act of 2008,” was just defeated. The bill fell short of twothirds approval despite its healthy majority, thanks to Republicans…
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My advice: Throw the eminent domain case out
GREG BEAN Coda Even though I give the best advice of anyone I know (I always agree with it and take my own advice), the people who work with me don’t always act on my advice. My kids didn’t always take my advice, and sometimes they even acted in direct opposition to my suggested wisdom.…
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Going ‘green’ doesn’t require onerous, exotic programs
The “green” momentum is growing in the Garden State and throughout the nation; however, local governments and some developers are hesitant to embrace “green” strategies because of concerns over cost and the process of implementation. Some would like to explore green practices but do not know where to begin. There is also fear that “going…
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Sadly, what we have here is a failure to be happy
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: I got some good news this morning in the Wall…
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Media focus should be on vets, not Spears, Hilton
With America entering the sixth year of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our television news, which includes CBS, ABC, NBC as well as their cable affiliates, mentions the number of dead, which recently hit 4,000, but fails to report the plight of the thousands of wounded, some critical, lying in military and veterans hospitals.…
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She’ll catch you on the flip-flop, Good Buddy
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? It just seems like yesterday that I first received an honest-to-gosh e-mail account. It wasn’t long before I began communicating on a daily basis with cousins from afar, friends from my youth and the lady across the street. Quite frankly, I hadn’t been so thrilled about a line of…
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Raymond J. Criss
Mr. Criss, 84, of North Brunswick, died May 18, 2008, at home. He was plan administrator at Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local No. 432, North Brunswick, for 29 years, retiring in 1978. He was a founding member and past president of North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 3. He was predeceased by two brothers, Harry…
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Gizella Szabo Lowande
Mrs. Lowande of Franklin Park died May 5, 2008, at her daughter’s home in Franklin Park. She resided in North Brunswick, New Brunswick and the Dayton section of South Brunswick, prior to relocating to Franklin Park. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, John A.; a daughter, Gail D. Lowande of Franklin Park;…
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Hattie C. Bielsky
Mrs. Bielsky, 89, of North Brunswick, died May 8, 2008, at Spring Hills Assisted Living of Somerset, Franklin Township. She was employed at Western Electric, Kearny, for 25 years, retiring in 1974 She was a member of Western Electric Pioneers Club. She was predeceased by her husband, Adolph Bielsky, in 1981. She is survived by…
