Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Even in real life, good guys sometimes win the battle
GREG BEAN Coda I got the most wonderful note this week from Lori Ann Vendetti, one of the homeowners in Long Branch who has been fighting the good fight to keep her home from being taken by eminent domain to make way for high-priced condominiums. Ever since the town fathers in Long Branch…
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Oh no! It’s almost time for school
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? School bells are about to ring. The youth of Clinchville might not want to face it, but suddenly there are pencil boxes all around us, and I’d like to state for the cause that it’s not my fault. Much to my children’s chagrin, department stores are having door busters…
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Love and hope in the face of a devastating illness
PATRICIA A. MILLER Ocean View At first, Avery Lubrecht’s parents thought their 4-year-old daughter had a stubborn stomach flu. The little girl had been vomiting and suffering from headaches off and on for several weeks. Her pediatrician said she was dehydrated and sent them to a hospital emergency room for intravenous fluids. Avery’s eyes were…
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There’s no question: He took the easy way out
GREG BEAN Coda I remember graduate school with a certain degree of awe and loathing — in the same way you remember the pain of a major surgery, years after the scars have healed. Even at the small state college I was attending, obtaining an advanced degree was no walk in the park. First,…
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Both parties have their own poli-ninnies to bear
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: I think the most wonderful thing about the Democrats is what I call “the ninny…
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Forget the calories: Let ’em eat cake!
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? My good friend Phyllis and I like cake. I’d like to say for the record that we’re not frosting scrapers, either. No sir. For women such as us, cake is a rare treat, an atypical extravagance, if you will. In fact, we strongly feel that if you’re going to…
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John Myles Layton
a lifelong resident of Neptune John Myles Layton Mr. Layton was born in Neptune and was a life-long resident of Neptune. He was the Manager – Vice President of the Mercedes Benz Agency in Little Silver, NJ. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran serving during World War II. He was predeceased by his parents, John…
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Parents should become informed about childhood vaccinations
As a mother of two children, one of whom has autism, the decision to vaccinate or not is agonizing. On one hand, there are those who think vaccination is quite safe, including most members of the medical community; (then) there are those who will do anything to avoid it, including an increasing number of parents…
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Board, administrators face credibility issue
Whether they want to admit it or not, the members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education and several of the district’s administrators now have a significant credibility problem. The credibility issue stems from the advanced degrees that at least three administrators, including Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, received from Breyer State…
