Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Obituaries
Peter Matseur Mr. Matseur, 78, of North Brunswick, died Aug. 31 at home. Born in Milltown, he resided in South River, and Highland Park before moving to North Brunswick 53 years ago. He was a millwright at Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, for 43 years, retiring in 1988. He served with the U.S. Navy on the…
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Crowd enthralled by SBHS marching band
Thank you for the feature in the Aug. 31 edition on the South Brunswick High School Viking Marching Band (“‘Opposing Forces’ won’t just be playing football”). All band parents were entertained on the evening of Aug. 30 when the marching band returned from their annual band camp and presented their newly learned half-time show to…
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Parents urged to apply for children’s insurance
As parents, teachers and leaders in New Jersey, we do everything we can to provide for our children, but we know many still go without the health-care coverage they need. Too many New Jersey children could be heading back to school this fall with well-stocked backpacks, but without health insurance. Being uninsured takes a staggering…
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Compassion and pride shown in 9/11 tributes
Gone but not forgotten. These words ring true for the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. And it’s abundantly clear that the 57 of those victims who were from Middlesex County will always be remembered. This is evident in the efforts and compassion shown by the many local officials…
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Coda
In this debate, money talks, principle walks Greg Bean Wrap it in all the highfalutin language about principles you want, but when you get to the nub, for the East Brunswick Board of Education, it’s all about the money. I was saddened last week to learn that despite losing a lawsuit brought by East Brunswick…
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Tax burden won’t lessen with new panel
New Jersey’s answer to the tax dilemma has been drastically changed. Previously there was the belief that the future held opportunity for improvement over the current disastrous taxation without representation. Gov. Jon Corzine spoke eloquently about the future and how special tax panels were going to ferret out the problems plaguing the system. One had…
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Unions oppose loss of power-generating plants
I am writing today to inform the N.J. public that the unions representing more than 85 percent of the unionized work force at PSEG, including IBEW Local 94, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 855 and Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 153, are strongly opposed to…
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Coda
There is a silver lining in housing bubble blip Greg Bean There’s an old philosophical saw that says if a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, it can lead to a tidal wave in China. It’s the illustration of the immutable law of cascading consequences. One thing happens, no matter how small, but that thing…
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Are We There Yet?
One man’s treasure is another man’s tear gas Lori Clinch While standing in a storage garage and waiting for a locksmith to figure out the combination on an antique safe that my husband had acquired, I couldn’t help wondering about many things. First of all, was my new moisturizer living up to its promise? Were…
