Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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‘The Wizard of Menlo Park’ in his own words
Edison impersonator takes N.B. students on a trip through time BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – You can call him Al. Thomas Alva Edison, the No. 1 most influential person in the past 1,000 years, according to Life magazine in 1999, was brought to life during an assembly at…
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Holt extends thanks to 12th District voters
I would like to thank the voters of New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District for selecting me as their representative in Washington, D.C. I also thank my opponent Joseph Sinagra for conducting a positive campaign focused on substantive issues important to the voters. It is an honor and a privilege for me to serve central New…
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Thanksgiving not bountiful for those facing hardships
Thanksgiving: a time to give thanks for all God’s bounty bestowed on us. Many of us have a great number of things to be thankful for – family, friends, food on our tables, clothing on our backs, gainful employment and an occasional vacation. Though we give thanks throughout the year, Thanksgiving Day is truly a…
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Taxpayers’ cry for help could soon be answered
New Jersey homeowners struggling with unrelenting property tax increases finally have hope that, after all these years, help may be on the way. And while we’re not about to start counting our savings, the mere fact that real reform has become the chief focus in Trenton is good news indeed. The prospective tax relief comes…
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Coda
It must be the holidays, since Ralph’s eyes are red Greg Bean Nothing says the holidays like an actual buffalo skull with red ornaments in his eye sockets and a floppy Santa hat on his head. My favorite time of year is coming up – the holiday season. The time of family and fellowship. The…
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Are We There Yet?
She has a longing to replace the furniture Lori Clinch I believe there comes a time in every woman’s life when she must stop and ask herself, “Isn’t it time for a new couch?” The average woman could determine the necessity of a new couch by bringing up questions as simple as, “Is our upholstery…
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Obituaries
Robert Joseph Simon Mr. Simon, 39, of Hamilton, died Nov. 13, 2006, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Born in New Brunswick, he resided in North Brunswick and Franklin Park prior to moving to Hamilton two years ago. He was employed in the road department at North Brunswick Township since 1988. He was a…
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Are We There Yet?
Her husband is still a work in progress Lori Clinch If you don’t mind my saying so, I firmly believe there should be an easy-to-understand 12-step program that tells a man the proper responses to a woman’s inquiries. Men shouldn’t be allowed to run around being flagrantly honest at all times. After all, just because…
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Sinagra congratulates Holt on re-election
I would like to congratulate my opponent Rush Holt on his recent victory in winning another term in Congress. I believe we both have the interests of the people in mind, even though our positions may have been in opposite directions. I believe Mr. Holt to be a decent, ethical and thoughtful congressman and I…
