Right now, most of official Washington is howling for the blood of Richard Snowden for revealing that the National Security Agency is collecting data on American citizens. Rather than being angry, a majority of Americans are OK with the government monitoring their email and phone calls to protect against a terrorist attack.

I’m not one of them and here’s why:

New FEMA base flood maps for Atlantic, Monmouth, Ocean and Hudson counties are set to be released Monday. The maps will provide guidance for building elevations in those areas, and could force residents to relocate, according to a press release from Sen. Bob Menendez.

Birth announcements - April-May, 2013

The following birth announcements were provided by Shore Medical Center in Somers Point:

To the editor:

Why would anyone choose to live where bombs would be falling? Wouldn't that be considered risky behavior?

Joe Wilkins would like us to believe that people who choose to live in areas that are disaster prone are on a par with the people of London, who without the benefit of prior occurrences chose to live where Germanys' bombs would fall.

 To the editor:

The South Jersey District of the United States Postal Service is using tactics that make the banking/mortgage scandal look like Patty Cakes.

The Postal Service has been unable to convince Congress that cutting service to small businesses, care-givers, senior citizens and the American public is the only way to save the service.

Dr. Gene DeMorat

 The shoulder joint is capable of tremendous mobility to assist in the essential activities of everyday life. It relies upon a group of muscles, known as the rotator cuff, to ensure its function for reaching over head and for lifting. Unfortunately, the rotator cuff is commonly associated with injury. Such injuries may occur from a simple fall on the shoulder, from the repetitive motion of house or yard work or even from the accumulation of simple lifting over a lifetime.