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6 days ago | 
buff.ly | Gail Travers
The kid next door showed it to me. He’d gotten it from his older brother. The book. With a naked girl swimming across the top of the cover, even though the waterline covered her up; a toothful sea monster rocketing up from the depths to devour her; and the adulterous sex scene described someplace within its pages.
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1 week ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers |L.J. Wallace Jr.
The kid next door showed it to me. He’d gotten it from his older brother. The book. With a naked girl swimming across the top of the cover, even though the waterline covered her up; a toothful sea monster rocketing up from the depths to devour her; and the adulterous sex scene described someplace within its pages.
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1 week ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers
Letters
“I’ll spray. I’ll swat – I’ll strike ’em dead!A fly’s no match for me.”They’ll zip and zap as if they’ve said,“Alas, you’ve lost – not we.”Raymond LeChienBrick Township
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1 week ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers
Letters
To the Editor:The recent news that a new restaurant/bar and liquor store will be built on the former site of Kubel’s 2 (and before that the venerable DeFreitas bar and liquor store) is most welcome.
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1 week ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers
To the Editor:Last week, I was in the waiting area in one of the many blood-testing labs in Southern Ocean County. Soon after, another patient arrived, also for testing. He talked to the receptionist about a similar surgical procedure that I had over five years ago. I said hello and gave him encouragement about the procedure he was about to face.
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2 weeks ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers
To the Editor:The Stafford Township Recreation Department consisting of Jason, Jennifer, Ken, Lynette and Krista helped us older Americans celebrate each Wednesday during Older Americans Month in May. The first week was bingo with pizza for lunch. The second Wednesday there was a talk on health issues with a salad and meatball sandwiches. The third Wednesday was a buffet breakfast. On the 30th there was a movie with popcorn and ice cream.
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2 weeks ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers
As the years-long saga of school consolidation draws to a close, the next steps in the future of education on Long Beach Island will be as numerous and crucial as those that led to the closure of the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom and expansion of the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City. One of these next steps said to be under consideration is whether the remaining school will keep the Jacobsen name or be given a new identity.
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2 weeks ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers
To the Editor:An invasion of privacy is defined as the intrusion into the personal life of another without just cause. This flagrant abuse of our privacy takes place daily in the sanctuary of our homes when we are bombarded with robocalls calls from the dreaded telemarketers. Recently Ocean County has experienced an explosion of these calls targeting seniors because most elderly are retired and likely to be at home during the day.
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2 weeks ago | 
thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers
To the Editor:June 14 is a defining moment for our democracy. On Flag Day, a day meant to honor the ideals of freedom and justice, the president is staging a lavish military parade that is designed to glorify himself rather the men and women who bravely defend our country. But across the nation, thousands will rise in defiance. The “No Kings” protests are a call to action against authoritarianism, reminding America that we do not bow to rulers – we elect leaders.
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2 weeks ago | 
buff.ly | Gail Travers
A is for Awesome fun times, just you wait! B is for Boating and finding some Bait. C is for Crabbing and the biggest Clam fest! And D is for the Ducks we feed everyday. E is for Everyone coming down to play. And F is of course for Family, Fishing and Fun! And, what did you expect? The season has just begun! G is for Grandma, Grandpa and Great times. H is for How many shells can we find? I is for Ice cream we wait for each day. J is for Jumping into the lagoon to play! K is for Kites we fly all around.
