Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Azzolina: the politician who won’t stop running
Coda Greg Bean Dear Assemblyman Joe Azzolina: How can we miss you when you won’t go away? That’s the question on the lips of thousands of voters after Joe decided last week that it wasn’t enough to drag Middletown Republicans and the Monmouth County GOP into his personal political hog-wallow — he’d drag the Old…
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But, honey, it’s just a small dump truck
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch When my beloved husband first mentioned the prospect of building a new home in the country, I have to admit I was intrigued. A little place far away from it all. Gentle breezes, tranquil nights and the blissful sounds of tumbleweeds as they lodged themselves in the fences. Then…
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Board members care but are out of touch
After sitting through the last three meetings held by the Jackson Board of Education (Feb. 15, March 15 and March 30) I am convinced that the elected members of that body, both those running for re-election and the holdovers until next year (April 2006) are earnest, honest persons totally out of touch with the fiscal…
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What is happening to the dream of home ownership in New Jersey?
Although acting Gov. Codey’s proposed budget was reportedly recognized by analysts on Wall Street as potentially providing a newfound structural balance for the state, this impending balance is reached by digging deep into the pockets of New Jersey’s middle class residents, potential New Jersey residents, and small business owners. While the bill does not raise…
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Legislators must act on school funding
The frustration can be heard in the voices of local school board members and administrators who believe state legislators are pulling in the reins — to the detriment of students — on the amount of money they are permitted to spend on education each year. The frustration can most definitely be heard in the voices…
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Credit card offers: Pay now and keep on paying
Greg Bean Coda By today’s standards, my grandmother had some pretty strange ideas about money. For one thing, as a survivor of the stock market crash and bank failures of the Great Depression, she refused to keep her money in a bank during a Republican presidential administration. She blamed the Republicans for everything bad that…
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Writer believes Howell school budget deserves support from voters
With the local Board of Education elections upon us, there is no opposition for the three open seats (in Howell). It is my opinion that the community supports the Howell elementary school district and feels they are doing an acceptable job on behalf of the children and the taxpayers. Being there is no opposition; there…
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Jackson residents do not like idea of gas station at Wawa store
We would like to protest the idea that a Wawa gas station would be nice on the corner of Bethel Church and New Prospect roads. Why would anybody think putting a gas station on that busy corner just to make it busier would be a good idea? We don’t want it. Better than that, we…
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Group deserves courtesy at rail meetings
On March 22 a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) meeting (regarding passenger rail service in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties) was convened by NJ Transit at the Freehold Gardens Hotel in Freehold Township. A letter sent to various Community Liaison Committee (CLC) members dated March 1, signed by Tom Clark, regional manager, in part stated:…
