Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Candidates for governor must define lieutenant governor role
For the first time, New Jersey voters will select a lieutenant governor along with a governor in November, but many are unaware or confused about the role the lieutenant governor will play. Soon candidates for governor will announce their picks, but not much has been said about the responsibilities and powers of a lieutenant governor.…
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Wish life would just slow down? Attend a T-ball game
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Idon’t know that I’ve ever had the desire to make an hour seem like six days. But if I did, I know just how I’d do it: I’d sit on a bench and take in a T-ball game. Turns out, there is nothing that makes the passage of…
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Tri-Town News cartoon calculation was way off the mark
There is a problem with the May 29 John Carey cartoon showing children counting the seconds until school is out. Although the cartoon depends on math to have any meaning, the math is incorrect. To calculate the seconds in a day, it is not 60 x 24; it is 60 x 60 x 24. Consequently,…
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June: Why garden? Because!
Green Scene “What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.” — Gertrude Jekyll When temps approach the 60-degree mark, we gardeners have this unbearable…
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Victory Gardens for healthier people and communities
Since so many of us want to both save money and eat healthier foods, how about bringing back an icon of the past — the victory garden? The term victory garden originated during World War I and these backyard plots became a common sight on the home front in Allied nations during World War II.…
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Hide the children; he’s got a new power saw
Coda • GREG BEAN Now that the weather is nicer, I’ve been doing some home improvement and maintenance projects. And those who have been reading this column for a long time know that’s about as dangerous for me as driving the wrong way down a one-way street, blindfolded. Although I hate to admit it, I…
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Two graduations scheduled
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — For the first time in the history of the Jackson School District, there will be two high school graduations held in the same year. As the 2008-09 school year winds down, administrators, staff and students at Jackson Memorial High School are preparing for the school’s 44th graduation ceremony.…
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Katie Boyce, 11, of Jackson, tries her hand at one of the games that was set up for youngsters to enjoy during the Jackson Educational Foundation’s second annual Carnival Fun Day held at Jackson Liberty High School in Jackson on June 6. The foundation raises money and provides programs in the Jackson schools that are…
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Lakewood H.S. PALS win Spirit Award
LAKEWOOD — Lakewood High School PALS (Pupil Assisted Learning Services) was selected by the Monmouth- Ocean Foundation for Children as the winning recipient of the Community Spirit Award for Ocean County public high schools. On April 28, award winners were recognized at the third annual Children’s Champions 2009 Awards Reception held at the Crystal Point…
