Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Skate park should help alleviate youth board-om
The opening of South Brunswick’s new skate park promises to alleviate the headaches caused by classic cases of generational disconnect. Skateboarding has become a huge sport in America since its roots as sidewalk surfing in the 1950s, and it has grown dramatically in recent years with the exposure brought to it by organized competitions like…
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Coda
We can’t trust politicians with deeds to our homes Greg Bean Sometimes, you read something where somebody is quoted saying something so idiotic you just have to throw up your hands and ask, “What the h-e-double hockey sticks are they thinking?” That was the reaction I had to a piece in The Star-Ledger last week…
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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…
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Pets left in cars can overheat quickly
Many pet owners love to take their pets with them everywhere. On most occasions, these trips out offer the pet a wonderful chance to exercise and explore. Sometimes the good intentions of an owner are not really what is best for the pet, especially in the heat of summer. Imagine this: you are running into…
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Stigma of mental illness prevents treatment
Shocked and saddened by the shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma offers its deepest condolences to the families of the innocent victims. As we try to understand the details surrounding this incident, let us educate ourselves and our communities about this public health issue.…
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Technology can’t top mystique of seeing a film on the big screen
Going to the movie theater in the ’70s was quite an eye-opening experience. The operatic direction of violence in “The Godfather” would set the standard and be copied by various filmmakers in the years to come. “Jaws” would make audiences scream and rake in so much money, marking forever the birth of the summer “event”…
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For the Record
In a South Brunswick Police Beats item last week, it was incorrectly reported that a woman at Curves for Women on Georges Road had her tote bag was stolen when she was working out. The woman was actually an employee of the gym who had lost her property from the bag while in the parking…
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Find your new best friend at the shelter
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat month, and as an animal shelter volunteer and guardian of two adopted cats, I can say that there’s no better place to find your new best friend than your local shelter. From playful kittens to cuddly “lap cats;” regal Persians to cute calicos, shelters have them all. Shelters across…
