Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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July: Shady characters
Green Scene “The best preparation for tomorrow is the proper use of today.” Dr. Stan Toler Reading about cool, new plants inevitably leads to the desire to grow and own them. Here are some favorites of mine, bringing joy to the garden. Plant them; your friends and neighbors will be green with envy! Carex flagellifera…
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So much for ‘America’s Got Talent’
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH If there’s one thing the summer lacks, it’s TV time. Now that the sun stays up until all hours and is followed by a full-moon chaser, my biological clock won’t let me rest. There are weeds to be pulled, plants to be watered and roses to prune. But…
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Bressi was available to provide the answer
Irecently attended a Jackson Township Council meeting during which time a gentleman in the audience voiced his concern about building on 1-acre lots to the council. Remarkably, neither council President Mike Kafton nor Councilman Howard Tilis addressed the gentleman’s concerns. The council president at least gave it a shot. What concerned me even more than…
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Reform must include generic biologic drugs
As Congress continues to discuss health care reform, I hope its members are including generic biologic drugs in that discussion. Biologics are used to treat serious diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis and can cost $10,000 or more per month. Americans must be able to get these life-saving medicines at a price they can…
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More information needed to calm fears of swine flu
In the News In the News • CLARE MARIE CELANO A little boy who recently completed the first grade at the Lucy N. Holman School in Jackson died from swine flu on June 27. The Ocean County Health Department issued a press release announcing that county’s first death from what is also known as the…
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School spending shows no sign of slowing
From 2004-05, when the S- 1701 legislation was passed capping the growth in the net General Fund (GF) (prior year appropriated, excluding rollovers) budget at the greater of 2.5 percent or Consumer Price Index (CPI), through 2007-08, when the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) putting a direct 4 percent cap on the growth of the…
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Cub Scouts honored
Jackson Cub Scouts from Den 204 were honored by the Jackson Township Council in recognition of the silver U.S. Heritage Award they earned. The boys had to learn many facts about U.S. history in order to receive the Heritage Award. JACKSON — Among Scout groups throughout the United States, it is an honor to receive…
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Jackson board impressed with ROTC achievements
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson Board of Education President Barbara Fiero congratulates Maj. Michael Macagnone, who directs the combined ROTC program of Jackson Memorial and Jackson Liberty high schools. JACKSON — Members of the Air Force Junior ROTC program in the Jackson School District are proud of their accomplishments. The unit is also known…
