Mutual assured political destruction
Don’t make excuses for horrible behavior online Just as troubling as (now former) Upper Township Committeeman Hobie Young posting vile and disgusting memes of vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Facebook were the few people who defended it. They weren’t defending the misogynistic, sexist and repulsive memes on the basis of free speech rights, that […]
Mail in those ballots
Fervent Republicans and Democrats claim this is the most important election in our lifetimes or, in a greater display of hyperbole, since the Civil War. Depending where you stand on the political spectrum, when it comes to the presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, you may well agree. It shouldn’t matter: citizens should […]
Homeless need help amid COVID-19
By Mark Allen ‘Bodhi’ Zappone One cannot debate that our country is currently in disarray. Due to what appears to be a disorganized response to COVID-19, it feels as if so many things have been put on the proverbial back-burner. Many important issues are being brushed aside in the wake of something that affects each […]
Not the best way to promote public comment
Members of the Ocean City Flooding Committee had the audacity to question the city’s spending on $629,100 worth of no-bid contracts at last week’s City Council meeting. They did not receive a pleasant reception. The message from City Council members was simple: we believe in public comment but not in public comment that questions our […]
A few bullies sully pro-police rally in Northfield
“None of the Black Lives Matter supporters shoved me,” I thought as I walked away from a pro-police rally Tuesday, July 14, in Northfield, turning multiple times to make sure I wasn’t being followed. No, it was a small number of the Back the Blue folks, the defenders of law and order, who threatened me, […]
Defunding the police an unfounded fear in our communities
The city of Northfield is not going to defund its police department. The city of Ocean City is not going to defund its police department. The city of Cape May is not going to defund its police department. We could go on with the list of communities because we know defunding our local police departments […]
Party leaders made the wrong call
The wisdom of the south Jersey Democratic political machine is open to question. Maybe that’s the wrong way to put it because there is no question: its wisdom has been proved wrong again in glorious fashion. When Amy Kennedy ran away with the vote in this month’s Democratic primary in the Second Congressional District, she […]
Give customer service a break
We were upset by the news that a long-time ice cream parlor in Cape May County was forced to temporarily shut down because of problems arising from COVID-19. It is a reminder for all of us to be considerate to the businesses we frequent and to be patient, understanding that many of them are working […]
The best and worst of our communities on display
By DAVID NAHAN I saw the best and worst of our local communities last week. The best was the protest. The few hundred people who gathered for a Black Lives Matter march in Somers Point walked the two miles across the Route 52 causeway and gathered peacefully in front of the Ocean City Police Department. […]
Give small businesses their opportunity now
Big stores followed guidelines and so can Main St. stores; the crowds are already here The waiting is becoming too much for the small businesses in our local communities. It is time for Gov. Phil Murphy to allow small retailers to open their doors to customers instead of limiting them to curbside delivery. The frustration […]