Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Group will keep pushing for safety improvements
Your Turn Susan Alacchi Guest Column Susan AlacchiGuest Column The Safe Roads for Jackson Com-mittee was heartened to learn that the Jackson Township Committee has taken action to increase the safety of a few of our roads by banning trucks on certain streets in Jackson. They are to be commended for this action. We do…
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So much for Mother of the Month honors
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I think I’ve decided that sibling rivalry is one of life’s greatest little mysteries. After all, what on earth would possess a seemingly normal child to walk past another seemingly normal child and clock him on the head for no apparent reason? Naturally I’ve made inquiries, but what the…
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Letters
Educators must stop celebrating mediocrity One of the late summer rites of passage in educational circles is the announcement just before Labor Day of the SAT scores of entering college freshmen. The College Board rents a room in the National Press Club, provides Danish pastries for the press, hires a Washington public relation firm, presents…
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A fat, surly possum is a very crafty adversary
Coda Greg Bean I was going to write about politicians again this week, and how sick I’ve gotten of negative campaign advertising. But to tell you the truth, I’m at my wit’s end and have finally decided to ask for assistance with an unrelated problem I simply can’t solve. At this point, I’m so desperate…
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Tell me again, what was that kid’s name?
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch Turning 40 has had some real adverse effects on me. My face shifts when I smile, my dimples are no longer cute, and try though I may, I can’t lose a pound to save my soul. Still, I don’t mind so much what age has done to my body,…
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Parents will hear info on team teaching
JACKSON — The next session of the Jackson Parent-to-Parent support group will be held Nov. 17. The November session will feature several Jackson school district supervisors and staff members discussing team teaching. Parents of children experiencing team teaching and others interested in this educational model are welcome to attend. According to a press release, the…
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Auditor reviews findings for Lakewood school board
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — The township school district deserves a grade of B for its accounting practices. That was the opinion of Joseph Hoffman, a partner with the accounting firm of Bowman and Co., who presented an audit made by his firm of the district’s finances at the…
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Teachers’ volleyball game will benefit La. students
JACKSON — When Jackson students watched the aftermath of Hurri-cane Katrina, they saw students in tremendous need. To help, students throughout the district raised money, gathered supplies and sent goods and cards to the area right away. The middle school students of Jackson are taking that goodwill a step further and are working together to…
