Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Obituaries
Phyllis F. Fantasia Hansen Mrs. Hansen, 59, of Eatontown, died April 10, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Jersey City, she resided in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge 25 years, prior to relocating to Eatontown three years ago. She was a homemaker. Prior to that, she was employed at…
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Supporters made charity event in Jackson a success for young girl
“There was so much effort made on this child’s behalf and the good people of Jackson didn’t let us down.” As the president of the MOMS Club of Jackson East and a co-sponsor of the Easter egg hunt fundraiser for a 3-year-old Jackson girl who is battling leukemia, I want to thank everyone who gave…
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Are We There Yet?
‘I’ll have a little whiskey to wash down my crow’ Lori Clinch Last week I wrote about how our boys are growing up. I even bragged a little about how I could take them into public again. That I could smile at others as they struggled with their toddlers, and even found myself patting a…
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Time rushes by, and then the kids are gone
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch When our four boys were little tots, it was quite a task to take them out and about. It seemed as though our mere presence created a disturbing scene. Our outings were an adventure and, more often than not, a series of unfortunate events. Our little boys spent the…
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Greg Bean
Coda We’d all feel better if the punishment fit the crime There was a while in the last decade when, in addition to my newspaper work, I wrote mystery novels. Four of them were published by St. Martin’s Press, and are currently out of print. I gave up fiction writing when I finally had to…
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Change is not inevitable
In the News Mark Rosman I am certain that Americans will never learn to get along. Although we face threats from beyond our borders that can destroy our society, we are too busy turning against each other to do anything about it. That point was driven home to me by a couple of incidents over…
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Act locally, or warm globally
Anytime a problem has the word “global” in it, it’s easy to be frightened off. A global problem is too big for us to impact here at the local level, right? Some New Jersey leaders recognize that global warming is the product of countless local decisions. So it’s completely appropriate – and necessary – for…
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Better explanation needed on Jackson school budget
Paul Mayerowitz Guest Column A recent letter from the Finance Committee of the Jackson Board of Education tried to set the record straight about half-truths and the board’s budgeting practices. It wanted to make sure that everyone knew the truth. Although the election for the budget has been concluded at this point and these comments…
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Firing of Circuit City employees irks resident
Shame on Circuit City Stores Inc. who fired 3,400 of its highest paid hourly workers and will hire replacements willing to work for less. It is people like this that require a labor union. I will never shop at a Circuit City store. I welcome Best Buy to Howell. Paul Schneider Howell
