Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Coda
Some people always see the tank as half empty Greg Bean Coda Some people always see the tank as half emptyGreg Bean We all have our special martial arts talents. My kids say that my wife, for example, is a black belt in Nag-Fu. They say I’m a grandmaster at Crotch-E-Tay. A good friend and…
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Open space program running out of money
Renewal of this pot of money called the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) is supported by Gov. Jon Corzine and key state legislators. They are on record expressing their desire to renew New Jersey’s open space funding. A wide majority of state legislators also expressed support for placing a question before the voters this fall.…
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Obituaries
Mary G. Fusaro Viscido Mrs. Viscido, 74, formerly of Spotswood, died June 11, 2007, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement, she was a sales associate with Kravet Pharmacy, Spotswood, where she worked for 15 years. Her husband, Donald A. Viscido, died in 2000. Surviving are three daughters, Donna Vegh, and her…
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Judd chorus takes top honors in competition
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The harmonizing of 109 voices from the Judd Elementary School Advanced Chorus led the school to receiving a first-place award for the second year in a row at a musical competition held at the Kutztown Area High School in Pennsylvania on June 8.…
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There are more important problems than prostitution
It’s comforting to know that the chief of police and Township Council in South Brunswick have come up with a solution to one of civilization’s oldest problems (“Chief hopes to rub out illegitimate massage spas,” June 7). Together, these brilliant public officials say they can banish prostitution from our township. How will this be accomplished?…
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Taxpayers need power of initiative and referendum
The education funding letter (“Education funding change would help public,” June 7) did not consider our existing progressive New Jersey income tax. Presently, this tax supports half the $20 billion education cost. We can give a $3,000 exemption to all residential school property taxpayers by using the new penny sales tax, current rebate systems replaced,…
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Vikings thank contributors to bike effort
On June 3, the Viking Volunteers helped to collect and process 190 donated bicycles for shipment to the former Soviet republic of Georgia. This is the eighth collection held at South Brunswick High School (SBHS) since 1999, and 1,026 bikes and 17 sewing machines have been sent to countries from Ghana to Nicaragua. This year,…
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Are We There Yet?
That pesky $5K deductible is breaking the family bank Lori Clinch We have a $5,000 deductible on our health insurance policy.That’s right, a stinking $5,000 deductible. Therefore, stitches are on us, abrasions go on our tab, and any and all viral infections and appendectomies are our treat. It’s enough to make our checkbook turn its…
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Education funding change would help public
It’s disappointing to read in the newspapers about cutbacks in school services and the laying off of school personnel because of a shortage of funding, especially knowing that there is more than enough money to fund the present school system if the legislators would be willing to change the present method of funding education. At…
