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What’s really behind proposed trade deal with Europe?

To the editor:

Not content with his malfunctioning ObamaCare, has opened yet another Pandora’s Box as he advocates for a U.S. and European Union Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Supposedly this joint venture would help both stagnant economies, which exchange about $1 trillion in goods and services each year, account for more than 50 percent of the global gross domestic product, and 40 percent of global GDP in purchasing power.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, capping off a joint statement with Obama, strongly lobbied for the TTIP.

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Relief from age restriction should be granted to Visions

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To the editor:

Regarding the proposed plan to complete the failed Absecon Visions project and the decision by the Absecon Zoning Board to deny the application to make it an all-age development, it has become clear to most informed observers that the project can only move forward if there is relief from the age restriction. That relief should be granted, not just for the sake of the current residents, but for the overall positive economic impact it would have on the city.

Last Updated on Friday, February 01, 2013 07:02 pm Read more...
 
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Few Visions residents are disappointed by vote

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The Zoning Board of Absecon absolutely did help Visions at the Shore and Absecon residents by fulfilling its right and just responsibility. Its unanimous 'no' vote to Amboy Bank's attempt to lift the 55-and-over age restriction was the right thing to do.

Last Updated on Friday, February 01, 2013 07:06 pm Read more...
 
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Republicans in name only are liberals in conservative clothing

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Republicans in name only abound, and it turns out they are actually Democratic liberals in conservative clothing. House Speaker John Boehner is part of the prevailing old school of politics that should be renamed the Incumbent Party, as nothing else matters but perpetual re-election that is certainly not the will of the people.

Mark Twain had it right with his political philosophy: "Vote the rascals out."

Last Updated on Monday, November 12, 2012 06:16 pm Read more...
 
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Keep Visions 55-and-over

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To the editor:

I am a resident and owner at the Visions property in Absecon. I want to thank the Zoning Board for standing firm and not allowing the age restriction here to be lifted.

Last Updated on Friday, February 01, 2013 07:03 pm Read more...
 
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Denying Visions variance is unconscionable

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Our elected and appointed officials are supposed to act in the public interest and for the overall good of the communities they serve. The Absecon Zoning Board failed to do so when members denied an application by AB Visions, the owner of the unfinished portion of the Visions development, to lift the 55-and-over age restriction.

Last Updated on Friday, February 01, 2013 07:05 pm Read more...
 
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Zoning Board failed Visions residents

To the editor:

As residents of the failed Visions project in Absecon, we are deeply disappointed in the Zoning Board’s decision not to approve AB Vision’s application to lift the age restriction. Doing so would have been the first step in creating a new beginning for a project that could be a community asset rather than an eyesore.

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