Opinion
Government reps are corporate cronies
Written by Opinion Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:40 pm
To the editor:
What hope can citizens have for public safety after the NRA and the gun lobby paid off politicians to kill even the background check bill – when the majority of the country was hoping for an assault weapons ban.
How can we accept that Monsanto's genetically engineered foods are now protected by the FDA with provisions slipped into a bill anonymously?
We are all equal in God’s eyes
Written by Opinion Wednesday, May 08, 2013 05:58 pm
To the editor:
To all the haters and to those who object due to moral grounds, I agree with you that in today’s society we have lost our civility in disagreeing with each other. We attack and attack and never really listen to the other side.
You’re wrong, I’m right and that’s the end of the story. There seems to be two sides to every argument and those two sides always seem to be broken down to either conservative or liberal. Red state or Blue state and if you disagree with me, then I’ll throw at you all the facts that I heard on my TV news or talk radio show, all hosted by people who’s main goal seems to be fattening their ratings, egos and wallets.
Taube statement based on ‘pseudoscience’
Written by Opinion Wednesday, May 08, 2013 05:54 pm
To the editor:
Margate Commissioner Brenda Taube can't seem to remember her pledge to hold the line on spending.
She wants or needs to squander $900,000 of taxpayers' money. Former Mayor Vaughn Reale sternly warned that this was only the tip of the iceberg and that beach replenishment mandates could cost Margate up to the full $10 million if federal funds were not available. Who in their right mind would buy into a 50-year contract with such enormous financial exposure?
‘Improving’ economy is just an illusion
Written by OPINION Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:52 pm
To the editor:
Headlines announce the falling rate of unemployment. Americans who pay little attention, or whose sources of information are limited, might blissfully believe the economy is well on its way to recovery. Unfortunately, any semblance of a recovery comes as President Obama and the Federal Reserve sanction the printing of trillions of dollars to be dumped into the economy. Our government is “buying the illusion” of a recovery by printing more money than our economy warrants. Four out of every 10 of those dollars add to a national debt, which will severely diminish economic opportunities for future generations.
Margate has no need for another engineer
Written by Opinion Wednesday, March 06, 2013 01:00 am
To the editor:
Margate, in the midst of a severe economic recession with homeowners facing the real risk of losing their homes due to new federal flood insurance premiums that may well exceed $20,000 per annum, has decided to expand its bloated payroll with yet another six-figure salary.
Keep in mind that the city just signed another multiyear contract with its engineer. Now Margate wants to create a position for yet another engineer. Margate is barely a mile-square patch of sand with no substantial year-round population, and even that drastically shrinks each census. Perhaps the city administrator might realize the ludicrousness of needing yet more people "to manage the vast public building facilities owned by the city." Economic reality cries out for consolidation.
Glad Simon has our back
Written by Opinion Tuesday, February 12, 2013 01:00 am
To the editor:
We as residents of Margate and friends of Sharon Simon are fortunate to know her.
She cares about our community and gets to the bottom and the truth of every situation that we should be aware of. We are lucky to have an advocate that keeps us informed.
Bill Benard
Susan Zatz
Herb and Rita Adler
Now is the time to speak out about flood maps
Written by Opinion Wednesday, February 06, 2013 01:00 am
To the editor,
I read a letter berating me for hiring a project manager and was of course, disturbed and started writing a counter letter in my head, but then I thought, it does no good to engage in this negativity; I should be spending my energy more positively, doing what I was elected to do, which is to serve the residents of Margate the best way I know how. So I delved into what I think is the most important issue we have ever faced as a coastal community, which is the revised flood insurance rate map and its designated special flood hazard areas.
Bickering makes Margate a laughingstock
Written by Opinion Wednesday, February 06, 2013 01:00 am
To the editor:
For the past year one can’t help reading in the newspapers or listening to talk radio without hearing various remarks and criticisms of longtime Margate City Clerk and Tax Collector Tom Hiltner. I am appalled by some of our commissioner’s actions.
FEMA rules could devastate shore towns
Written by Opinion Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:56 pm
To the editor:
New FEMA rules may devastate whole neighborhoods of our shore towns.
FEMA seems intent on causing more damage than the actual storm. The federal government has no problem subsidizing just about everything under the sun, but insists that FEMA will be self-sustainable and plans to get it there by removing federal flood insurance premium subsidies while also increasing its rates. And as many locals have learned, the help it does offer is meager compared to the costs to rebuild to the agency’s radical new standards.
FEMA regulations need grandfather clause
Written by Opinion Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:40 pm
To the editor:
By this time we all know that Governor Christie’s executive order adopting the new FEMA maps could have a devastating financial effect on properties in proximity to the bay and the ocean. Overall, the public accepts raising homes to higher elevations for new and substantially renovated or damaged homes. However, there is no provision for grandfathering existing buildings built in compliance to previous elevations.
More Articles...
- More unnecessary hiring by Taube
- Blindsiding Blumberg could prove costly
- Holding the line on new hires is a good first step
- EHT meeting to address billboard
- Business administrator, change are needed in Margate
- Ventnor’s shining stars lightened darkness of disaster
- Margate needs a long-term plan
- Bypassing tax cap would cause hardship
- Businesses will rebuild, but need help
- Time to follow the will of voters
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