Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Synthetic marijuana may prove dangerous
GUEST COLUMN LISA HARMON MOLLICONE Spice, K2, synthetic marijuana, fake weed … there has been a lot of media attention and controversy lately surrounding a new drug that is being sold on the Internet and sometimes in local novelty shops, tobacco and convenience stores. The drug is a mixture of dried herbs and plant material…
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for the record
William J. O’Brien is the president of the Howell Township Education Association. The president of the HTEA was incorrectly identified in an April 8 article in the Tri-Town News.
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Pinelands answers Earth Day’s call, but more work lies ahead
GUEST COLUMN JOHN C. STOKES Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator from Wisconsin, delivered the following message during the first celebration of Earth Day, an event he founded, on April 22, 1970: “Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality…
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Give consideration to saving historic Howell town hall
Iam sure that other towns have older buildings with asbestos in them, but I haven’t heard of them building or buying replacement structures. We have history at the site of our present Howell town hall building on Preventorium Road. There are memorials there and even people from New York have history there. Just read the…
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April 2010 — spring ahead!
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” — C.W. Earle, 1897. Those are true words and they are still valid today. Combing out the tangles of winter in your lawn, raking is an act of faith to awaken the grass to warmth and light. Now…
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Dey and Lackay will serve Jackson well on school board
Iattended the Jackson Board of Education meeting about the budget on March 31. In these difficult times, many people clamber for a change in board members; however, change does not mean better. On April 20 we will be voting on our school budget and two seats for the board. I am very familiar and impressed…
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Segregation is not the proper way for society to operate
An April 8 letter to the editor in the Tri-Town News opposed the idea of encouraging economic diversity here in New Jersey, arguably the most economically segregated state in the country. The writer used nature to illustrate why “all of these touchy-feely concepts cherished by the left and religious leaders are frauds.” The letter reads,…
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Plumsted resident supports Midgett for school board
With the latest cuts that Gov. Chris Christie has imposed to state aid for local school districts, we are faced with one of the worst budget crises in my 23 years in education. While I face the possibility of being unemployed after the cuts are solidified, I would be remiss to not mention to the…
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Writer supports Cerretani, Levine and Hein in Howell
As residents and taxpayers in Howell, we all have a vested interest in our community’s school system. In addition to wanting what is best for our children, we also recognize that our property values are directly tied to the quality of education we provide for our community’s children. Howell’s students currently score well above the…
