Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Litterbugs dump on Howell
What the heck is going on in Howell? Don’t people in the community have any respect for the environment? Judging from what some good Samaritans found when they participated in a recent cleanup of just one location, the answer to that second question may be no. On a recent Saturday morning, members of the Howell…
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Quest for the perfect seat
Around Town • AMY ROSEN Ienjoy going to shows. Whether it is a Broadway show, community theater, a concert, or a school production, it is always nice to look forward to being entertained. As the day of the event approaches, my anticipation of a pleasant experience increases. We try to arrive early and settle in…
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But it looked so great on the website!
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH The family vacation. Just the mere mention of the word conjures up thoughts of a family sedan packed to the brim with fishing gear, floaties and Prozac. The planning of the trip is certainly no picnic for the parents. It’s a job for the diligent, the creative and…
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Board member disappointed with decision
Although Blanche Krubner has been replaced on the Jackson Planning Board with a very capable environmental commission member in Gene Fowler, I would like to share my disappointment in seeing her removed from both township boards (Planning Board and environmental commission) to which she dedicated so much of her life. It seemed to me that…
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One suggestion for health care situation is cooperativism
You go to a doctor’s office with an illness, but you have no health insurance. The cost of health insurance is beyond your financial means. You decided not to go to the emergency room at a hospital where the government would pick up the tab. Instead you came to this doctor where in return for…
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More towns should get involved with trap, neuter, return
Thank you for your timely article on the trap, neuter and return (TNR) program that has been adopted by Point Pleasant Beach and Jackson. Your article helps to expose the myth that a “shelter” is a safe place for any cat, not just ferals. Certainly, it is not correct to blame the shelters for this…
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Oh yes, it’s ladies night, and the feeling is right
Coda • GREG BEAN This presentation of the Greg Bean Common Sense Award goes to New Jersey Senate Republican leader Tom Kean, who has struck a blow against stupid bureaucratic intervention in the private sector. Specifically, Kean — who represents Essex, Union, Somerset and Morris counties — called on state Democrats last week to support…
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One GOP friend would rather not talk politics
Coda • GREG BEAN Iemailed my old writing buddy, Dave Simpson, a while back, crowing over the latest debacle in what used to be the national Republican Party, and he was less than amused. “I get so upset about this Fairness Doctrine thing that I think it may be better if we avoid discussing politics…
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