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Humanitarian Award submissions sought
The Jersey Shore Chapter of the American Conference on Diversity, New Brunswick, is seeking nominees for its Humanitarian Award. The deadline for submission is Dec. 4. The award will be presented April 29 at the organization’s annual awards reception. The chapter invites members of the community to nominate an individual, organization or institution best exemplifying…
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Response to fort shootings is hypocritical
Regarding the slaughter of unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, by a Muslim terrorist. Rhetorical question: Is it just me, or is there a profound lack of the usual caterwauling about hate and bias crime? Can you say hypocrite? I can. James Fitzmaurice Rumson
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Technique, maintenance will help drivers go green
It doesn’t matter if the car you’re driving is new or old, big or small. Driving technique and proper vehicle maintenance go a long way toward protecting the environment. By following five simple steps, you can do your part by improving gas mileage, which will also save money at the pump. • Drive green —…
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Veterans Day program inspires student
At my school’s Veterans Day program, my principal told the school that we should say thank you to the veterans. Thank you, veterans! We learned a lot today. I liked the museum that displayed old guns, suits and scissors. The museum was fun. We got to sing and read poems to honor the veterans! My…
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Navy should give up on EARLE public housing
Early November has proven to be a tragic time for both the Navy and the Army. Two stories, both involving the infiltration of military bases, only serves to prove the validity of the concerns expressed by Neighbors Opposed to Privatization at Earle (NOPE) regarding the unimpeded access route planned and chosen by the Navy; making…
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‘Land & Sea’
An exhibit of work by 11 fine art photographers opens today at McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank. “Sandman”by Jill Saari “Land & Sea” is curated by Laury Egan with final selections made by Robert McKay and Elisabeth Koch-McKay. The show features 33 landscape and seascape photographs chosen for their mood, composition…
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Navy must kill plan for civilian housing
In the News • MARK ROSMAN Ithink I am known as a person who tries to see all sides of a story. After almost three decades as a professional journalist, I can state with certainty that there are at least two sides to every story, and usually more than that. But I do not think…
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To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets
Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. There’s the story about my grandmother’s sister, Gladys, who had her eye on a skinny young…
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