Category: Suburban Opinion
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Credit card offers: Pay now and keep on paying
Greg Bean Coda By today’s standards, my grandmother had some pretty strange ideas about money. For one thing, as a survivor of the stock market crash and bank failures of the Great Depression, she refused to keep her money in a bank during a Republican presidential administration. She blamed the Republicans for everything bad that…
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Strong female voice would be welcome addition
As a Sayreville resident and voter, I think it is time to show some appreciation for the contributions women can and do make in a community. Being an active and involved resident, I have some insight into the workings of individuals in the community. I was pleased when I learned that Phyllis Batko submitted her…
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Singer, comedian to appear at Greenbriar
The Greenbriar at Whittingham adult community, Monroe, will present singer Lumiri Tubo and comedian Jim David in a show set for 8 p.m. on April 9 at the Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts, Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Tubo, a singer known for her diverse…
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Military should not have access to students’ private info
I am writing to voice my concern about military recruiting in our public schools. While I support the troops and the rights of a volunteer military, I do not support institutionalizing involuntary recruitment practices. The No Child Left Behind Act automatically gives the military the right to access any student’s private information without any form…
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Crowded board races a sign of the times
While many Middlesex County towns are seeing little or no contest for seats becoming available on boards of education, crowded slates of candidates in both Old Bridge and Sayreville will give residents plenty to choose from in the April 19 school election. Just three seats are up for grabs in each town, but in Sayreville,…
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Cottrell Farm worth saving
Officials should look hard at the possibility of buying the Cottrell Farm, at Route 516 and Cottrell Road, for preservation. While it remains a new and largely unexplored concept, the acquisition of this historic site makes more sense than many of the major land purchases that have taken place in Old Bridge and elsewhere. Located…
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Schiavo case underscores importance of living wills
Greg Bean Coda It’s now just over 20 years since my father lost his battle with cancer. He died on Father’s Day 1984. His illness was the only demon he ever faced that he could not conquer by sheer force of will, but he did not accept that going in. Days after he was diagnosed,…
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Obituaries
Gertrude B. Hoffman Kuntne Mrs. Kuntne, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died March 26 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was the owner for 40 years of Village Inn Liquors, Washington Road, Parlin. Before that, she was employed with E.I. DuPont, Parlin. Her husband, Frank Kuntne,…
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Batko deserves seat on Sayreville school board
I have always considered children and people-power as two of our most precious resources. That is why I am always concerned about candidates seeking elective office. On April 19 Sayreville voters will be asked to elect three candidates, out of a field of nine, to serve as members of our local school board. This election…
