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Savoring coal mines, caves and farms in Pa.
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Autumn is my favorite season for a road trip. The tapestry of red and gold trees creates a blazing backdrop for our fall favorites: Hot apple cider, crisp night air, corn mazes by flashlight, harvest barn dances, bonfires, hayrides, pumpkin carving, and apple picking. The fact that the season is so…
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Good parenting is the key to stopping hate crimes
Your recent article about hate crimes asked how we can prevent them. By the time a child is old enough to obtain and use a can of spray paint, it’s too late. Respect for others comes much earlier through good parenting. Don’t ask the schools, institutions, or anyone else to be responsible for teaching the…
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Bruce and Bon Jovi invited to Marlboro blues festival
The following is an open letter to Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. Hey guys, I want to make sure that you were aware of our Blues and BBQ Festival to be held here in Marlboro on Sept. 29. This premier 10-hour event features some great talent, outrageous BBQ of many cultures, and a fabulous…
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All governments operate under a religious worldview
A recent letter writer who claims to be a Christian makes this remarkable statement: “The laws should not be made based on religion and what God might think.” She goes on to say that the most important values she retained from her Christian upbringing are compassion and respect for all living things, which sentiments I…
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Letter writer should recheck ‘remarkable ignorance’
The Sept. 19 News Transcript included a letter to the editor from George Spodak, wherein he talks about teaching tolerance. I have a couple of questions. Mr. Spodak says the vandalism (in the Monmouth Heights section of Manalapan) is “even more incomprehensible” because “Christianity is unmistakably derived … from the traditions of Judaism.” What is…
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How did vandalism get upgraded to a ‘hate crime’?
During the evening of Sept. 5-6, anti- Semitic vandalism, mainly in the form of painted swastikas, occurred in the Monmouth Heights section of Manalapan. One of the two resulting Sept. 12 News Transcript articles carried the headline, “How Do You Stop Hate Crimes?” Thinking about the contents of this article and the second one raises…
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New efficiency standards could have a serious impact
Did you know that on May 1, 2013, the government will change the efficiency standards for gas furnaces in our part of the United States? Contractors will not be able to install any gas furnace below 90 percent efficiency levels. Ninety percent efficient gas furnaces do not vent into a common chimney like older, less…
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Special officer will protect Manalapan municipal judge
MANALAPAN — For the first time in the four-decade history of the Manalapan Police Department, a Special Class II officer will be employed in the municipality. At its meeting on Sept. 12, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that set the salary for a Special Class II officer at a minimum of $13 per hour…
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