Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Airlines should be held accountable for Sept. 11 tragedy
Airlines should be held accountable for Sept. 11 tragedy I have read the newspapers and listened to the radio and watched the news on TV, and have yet to hear anyone mention the fact that the airlines whose planes were hijacked and used as bombs are not being held in any way accountable for the…
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High school senior has new outlook on life, freedom
Since Sept. 11 events have changed tremendously in this country. People now care more about certain things than they did before. Security is to the max to try to prevent another heinous act from occurring. My outlook on life has changed in a way and I am more careful. Safety is a big issue now,…
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Local group will continue to work toward goal of eliminating tolls
We were certainly sad to see Bret Schundler lose the election on Nov. 6. He was our most ardent supporter with regard to removing the tolls on the Garden State Parkway. Obviously, however, that issue was outweighed in the mind of many voters by the other issues, such as abortion, gun control and charter schools,…
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Support sought for defibrillators at New Jersey health, fitness clubs
As and American Heart Association volunteer, I want to urge New Jersey legislators to support Assembly bill A3719 introduced by Assemblymen Robert J. Smith and Herbert C. Conaway. If passed, A3719 would require registered New Jersey health clubs, gyms and fitness centers to have at least one defibrillator on site and staff trained to use…
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Regional school board should review attorney general’s report
On Oct. 25, the Tri-Town News published a letter titled, "Board Is Right in Putting Wasser Issue to Rest." This letter is suspect in nature, in my opinion. Salvatore LaBruno, the letter’s author, is the husband of the secretary to James Wasser, the superintendent of schools in the Freehold Regional High School District. As far…
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Monmouth human relations commission won’t stand for bias attacks
The Monmouth County Human Relations Com-mission deplores the recent unprecedented and devastating attacks against New York City and Washington, D.C., which resulted in an incredible loss of life. We also find misdirected retaliation against Muslims, Arab-Americans, or anyone who even remotely resembles the purported terrorists to be unacceptable. Reports of violence and terroristic threats against…
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Sewer line on southern end of Route 9 could make sense for Howell Howell has the opportunity right now to bring a sewer line to southern Route 9. The benefits are many:
Sewer line on southern end of Route 9 could make sense for Howell Howell has the opportunity right now to bring a sewer line to southern Route 9. The benefits are many: • A sewer line ends the problem of wastewater leeching into the Metedeconk River from nearby septic systems, and the Metedeconk is the…
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Letters to the editor may be mailed to the Tri-Town News, P.O. Box 5001, Freehold 07728, or faxed to (732) 780-4192, att. Mark Rosman, managing editor.
Letters to the editor may be mailed to the Tri-Town News, P.O. Box 5001, Freehold 07728, or faxed to (732) 780-4192, att. Mark Rosman, managing editor.
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In addition to material submitted by universities, colleges and schools, Greater Media Newspapers accepts items from students and parents for the On Campus column. Information must be accompanied by a copy of official notification of awards or honors, and
In addition to material submitted by universities, colleges and schools, Greater Media Newspapers accepts items from students and parents for the On Campus column. Information must be accompanied by a copy of official notification of awards or honors, and should be sent to On Campus, Greater Media Newspapers, P.O. Box 5001, Freehold 07728.
