Apr 1993 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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A16 THE SENTINEL-LEDGER OeNn CHy, HJ. Thursday. April 22,1093 .
PC SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL POINT/MAINLAND SCHOOLS
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dates, had on the campaign.
The budget, was
approved 879-3151, with
about 15 percent 250 I'EOPLE
Full Course Dinners on Sunday
Rom Reg. Menu, Excluding Holidays
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Reflections of the season
Pairing mallards at the tide line beneath the 14th Street fishing pier.
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Faith more illuminating than afull moon
A few nights ago our big,
round,' glorious full moon
looked in at me Thank
• heaven die blinds had not
been drawn. I admixed our
^ moon till it moved on.
Did if move, or did our
Earth move? Some data it's
only the moon mat moves.
Well, let's not get technical
just how. Lefs leave that to
the astronomers. AU that I
actually know is mat it first
appeared in my left window
and went out of range in my
right
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Some folks don't care
much for the full moon. Ask
most any law-enforcement
officer. Hell tell you he
dreads it because people get
. bony and often figftts break out
:. and give us a lot of trouble.
silly and do all
sorts of crazy things. '
'. But that's not what
intrigues me. The moon
drawing the tides is very fas-,
grating, and we marvel and
Clare's corner
by Clare Campbell .
say to ourselves, How could
ft? But we know it does.
And experienced fanners
(except the new modem version)
plant their crops by the
moon: underground types,
like radishes and potatoes,
are planted in the dark o' the
moon; above-ground, like
Beans and spinach, are
planted when the moon is'
fuU (Try it; it works!)
There are so many marvels
to interest us. Camellias
bloom in early March if our
weather is somewhat warm,'
^yg
middle of April if, like this
year it's very cold.
Of course, some know-itjlls
don't believe anything.
They are "wise in their own
counceits." '
You can start an argument
any day by saying that* you
believe in water dousers.
Save your breath! Even if
you tell them this anecdote
they won't believe:
When the Bufferin Co.
began work on a new plant
in Jersey they couldn't find
water. Thousands of dollars
were spent drilling wells and
all came up empty. Finally,
someone heard of Kenneth
Roberts, the renowned writing
genius in Maine who had
written a book entitled Water
Unlimited. . ' .
pp called
him asking how they could
get in touch with Henry
Gross, the man in his book
who could find water. Mr.
"Roberts was glad to oblige..
Henry Gross walked over
their property, holding his
forked branch and in no time
flat told mem where to drill
Result all the water they
need from men on!
Still more amazing is that
Mr.Gross — by only using
maps sent to him — advised
a religious order in Africa
where to sink a welL They've
had . plenty of water ever
since!
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Writer, botanist and teacher.
Clare Campbel is a native of Cape
May County and writes from Cape
May Court House.
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day
Saturday, May 8,1993
12 noon to 4 P.M.
At the CMCMUA Transfer Station
South Shunpike Road
Burleigh,N.J,
We Can Accept: .*
Oil-based paints, thinners and solvents
Gas and kerosene
Pesticides and herbicides ...,....,
Anti-freeze • ,
Household batteries
*Ttuni*ammmaichargeafS2 per gallon
for quantities over 12 gallons, and $1 per
pound for quantities over 25 pounds. Quantities
.umUr these limits are accepted free of charge.
Directions to Transfer
Shunpilw
(B«BO)
V- - '
Transfer Station
Station
(North)
We Can't Accept:
• Unidentified wastes -..•••
• -Explosives '
• Radioactive materials
• Aerosol cans of any kind *
• Latex paint**
• Quantities over 220 lbs. or 28 gals.
.*Aerosol cans are not hazardous and may be •
. disposed of as standard waste, . • • . .
••Latexpaints should be used up or allowed
to dry out , •
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The SentineH_e0ger
Thursday, April &,1993
health cafe for all
Ihsuring is only part of t^ie problem; ensuring, the other
By BILL BRADLEY
US; Senator (D-N.J.)
The United States is in
desperate need of'a health
care plan.
We are one of the few
the listening sessions. Many
of these citizens had written
letters to me about health
care in the past and the sessions
gave them a chance to
elaborate on their concerns.
The personal stories that I
it Is up to alf of us to see that
pur right to health care is honored;
under the present system, it isn't
While small-business : included in their coverage,
owners spoke of the costs of
insuring employees, many r Health-care providers
concerned citizens told me expressed other
about the problems of One was that many people
insuring themselves! do not have access to
One unemployed resi-
proper health care because
they do not have insurance.
Subsequently, many
patients do not make it to
the providers untfl their illness
had advanced and
then it may to too late.
The providers also aai^
that cost control should be a
listened to provided me dent of Montdair told, me principal objective. They
with information mat wasdutahfi is having problems suggested a liuform biUmg
invaluable.
finding a new job. Due to procetf ^^ all • •
For instance, the smallbusiness
owners that I condition, she cannot find thecorts.
her pre-existing medical
astapto
spoke with told me that an employer who will
providing their employees insure her. Unlike most A» tt is now,"aH «f the
with health insurance can people, mis Montdair resi- insurance companie* have
be very costly.'
dent will be choosing a job different billing formats
A Garfield proprietor based more on healm-insur- >vhich create hkn admlDfsr
told me that he wants to "be
developed countries that
does not have a national
health care system, the
absence of which has meant
that many citizens either do
not receive proper medical
care or they do not receive
any medical care at all. (—•/.
Clearly, a plan must fee
developed.
In order that the best
health'care package might
be created we must come
together-and share our
ideas. Every dtizen has had
to deal with health-care
issues and therefore has
something to contribute.
On Dec 3, 1992, I held
three listening sessions in
New Jersey, which proved
helpful to me for two rea-
ance coverage rather thai&Jrative cost", which in turn
able to insure all of histhe nature of the job itself, nelp to create the high
employees but that it is just She is currently forced to health-care costs.
sons. ••';...•
J . too expensive for him to do pay $600 a quarter, a hefty
First, they gave me anso, meaning he can provide
It is my personal ooqviction
that all Americans do
sum for a person that is out
opportunity to hear about coverage for just six of his of work.
the problems that many eight employees.
have a basic right to health
Other citizens shared
care, and mat right is not
New Jerseyans face when A small business-owner similar experiences. Many
being honored^
trying to receive proper from Union said that he thought that the prices mat
health care. Second, they was forced to lay off some the insurance companies Each one of us has a isle
provided a forum where of his employees due tocharge citizens who must to. play in crafting a new
suggestions for improving health insurance costs. pay out of their own pocket health-care system, and
the current system could be The unfortunate conclusion
is that business owners People who must pay out efforts, we should be able to
are unfair:
through our best coOfiCttwe
heard. .
Concerned constituents, in this country .are nowof their pocket for insurance ensure that when an American
is. sick, he or she wfll
health-care providers and faced with some tough are often charged with high
representatives from small choices because of thepremiums and are forced to receive the care - they
businesses participated in health-care crisis.
co-pay the costs that are not deserve. .
LETTER TO THE EDITOR _
Questions about our government and the local poor
And so it goes. , '
. Dear Reader, please let
your heart and mind expect
wonderful things, because
they are happening every
day! We do not "live by
bread alone."
Have "faith in things not
seen, 1 * as we 7 are advised to
da And also is it not prom-
Editor's note— This is a Regional Food Distribution
copy of a litter to Congress-' Center, Vineland. This was
nun BUI Hughes.
distributed by volunteers at
. Attached is a list of 67the Youth Center, Ocean
qualified residents of Ocean City.
ised in our Bible: • City who 1 received one 46- This is a far cry from two
I xotR pour you out such a ounce can of orange juice
blessing that ye shall not cbn- and two pounds of butter
r^reregistimtioareqiiired, using this ftmn: I
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as this month's allotment of
food from the Southern?
years ago when I "became a
volunteer. When items such
as 5 pounds of cheese, butter,
flour, commeal, canned
vegetables and fruit, raisins
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12Months
24MontKs
30 Months
THE
etc were distributed to the
poor and needy.
Many of these people are
aged and crippled.
Must they walk or ride to
Where does the food go
to mat was distributed M
priormonths: ~
Is Ocean City put on the
bottom of the list because
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4.00
4.35
4.65
COMPOUNDED DAILY
Current rates subject to change without notke
we are an "affluent city 1 ?
Is this food distributed
elsewhere, or is the |
ment too poor to
of their own citizens?
t for one, would
know. - -
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4.45
4.76
Community banking. The way it ^KHiki be.
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