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Mary Gorbich
Mrs. Gorbich, 90, of Howell, died July 14, 2010, at Geraldine Thompson Health Care Center, Wall. She was born in Manville and had lived in Farmingdale prior to moving to Howell. She was a homemaker and a Sunday school teacher. Mrs. Gorbich was predeceased by her husband, Walter, in 2006, and a daughter, Carolyn Ann…
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Alexandria “Tessie” L. Vitomski
Mrs. Vitomski, 94, of Delaware, formerly of Howell, died July 22, 2010. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, and a sister, Helen Beksi. Surviving are three daughters, Alexandria Vitomski of San Anselmo, Calif., Patricia Vistein of Belmar, and Virginia Sachs of Wilmington, Del.; two brothers, John Lowsky of Charlottesville, Va., and George Lowsky of…
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Edward R. Mueller IV
Mr. Mueller, 30, of Howell, died July 14, 2010, at home. He was born in Freehold Township and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a heavy metal drummer and participated in World of War Craft. Surviving are his mother, Barbara A. Ivins Mueller; his father, Edward R. Mueller III; his maternal grandmother,…
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Universal health care: connecting the dots
Aquestion to all those who support universal government-run health care. How will you keep individuals from using our health care to tell us what to consume or purchase? When you combine our health care records that will now be in the hands of the government (IRS and HHS) with the pressure to keep costs low,…
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U.S. needs ‘uniculturalism,’ not more multiculturalism
YOUR TURN JIM FITZMAURICE Not long ago there was a good deal of discussion about institutional racism. The idea being put forth was that even though most people have learned to get along better, there are still institutional barriers that, in effect, prevented some people from getting ahead. Over the years there have been many…
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Will New Jersey agency become Department of Expanding Pollution?
What if the take-noprisoners former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie told his staff that prosecutions will be based not just on the law, but also on cost-benefit analyses and whether the prosecutions hinder the economy? Clearly, the scenario is fictional. Prosecutor Christie’s time-honored path to Morven was in getting convictions, not giving concessions. But Gov. Christie…
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New board member is doing her job well
Iread an article recently with the headline, “$10,000 Salary of Howell School Treasurer Questioned,” regarding the issue of the salary to be paid to have a “second set of eyes” look over the Howell K-8 School District’s finances. Newly elected Howell Board of Education member Jeanette Smith raised the issue and, unfortunately, took some heat…
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Freeholder asks for support of legislation
It has come to my attention that a vile series of videos is spreading on the black market and on the Internet. So-called animal crush films depict horrific acts of cruelty against animals. In them, animals are slowly crushed, impaled, drowned and otherwise tortured to death for the amusement of a few demented individuals. Fortunately,…
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Don’t be discouraged by small steps taken forward
Last week, as a record heat wave scalded New Jersey and most of the nation, I sat on the back deck drinking sun tea in tall glasses with lots of ice and reading Harper Lee’s classic American novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” July was the 50th anniversary of the publication of the novel, and I…
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