Opinion: Save the Sourlands
I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You...
Opinion: New Jersey should make patients a priority by issuing more medical marijuana permits
As a cancer survivor living with multiple sclerosis, I’ve experienced many symptoms over the years where medical marijuana would have made such a difference...
LOOSE ENDS 3/26: Climate Initiative
By Pam Hersh
Friday, March 19, the windy day before the arrival of spring, blew me away when I had the good fortune to bump...
SOLUTIONS 3/12: Bill Gates: How we can survive
By Huck Fairman
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair with his wife, Melinda, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and originator of Breakthrough Energy,...
Your Turn: Arts Council of Princeton faces challenges with creativity
A year ago on March 16, the Arts Council of Princeton announced the temporary closure of the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts due...
Opinion: Americans are not engaged in processes of government
Some have written about the slowing down of our court system during the pandemic. The history of Rome shows us how bad our current...
LOOSE ENDS 3/19: Middle school renaming
By Pam Hersh
I was supposed to write about COVID’s one-year anniversary, an event that received an overwhelming amount of attention all over the world....
Your Turn: Endings and beginnings at the Princeton University Art Museum
One year ago, we abruptly closed the galleries of the Princeton University Art Museum as the public health crisis of COVID-19 emerged ominously and...
SOLUTIONS 3/12: The Latest on Electric Vehicles
By Huck Fairman
As our planet warms and we experience extreme weather of all varieties, people, governments and manufacturers are seeking ways to reduce emissions....
LOOSE ENDS 3/12: Spencer Reynolds
By Pam Hersh
I am in a daze over all the celebratory days that exist among the 59 days that make up February and March....
SOLUTIONS 3/5: Endocrine Disruptors
By Huck Fairman
"New York Times" columnist Nicholas Kristof reported on a recent book by epidemiologist Shanna Swan, "Count Down," and studies by other scientists...
LOOSE ENDS 3/5: Princeton Community Housing Eddie Glaude
By Pam Hersh
Yes, Eddie Glaude Jr. is an internationally renowned scholar, who speaks to the complex social, racial and economic dynamics of the American...
Thanking those who took part in HomeFront’s Week of Hope
Many of us value the wonderful work being done here in Mercer County by HomeFront, the organization helping homeless families break the cycle of...
SOLUTIONS 2/26: Professor Stephen Pacala: What we need to do
By Huck Fairman
Our latest winter snow and storms notwithstanding, our planet’s climates are warming. Scientists worldwide are pretty much in agreement that climate change...
LOOSE ENDS 2/26: Lilienthal and Barros
By Pam Hersh
The last remaining artifact in the window of the now defunct Landau’s Woolens store on Nassau Street in Princeton is an Albert...
Opinion: Bank Street residents support Graduate Hotel, but object to variances
All of the homeowners on Bank Street in Princeton who shared comments and objections with the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment and the hotel...
LOOSE ENDS 2/19: Valentine’s Day: Eleni and Ryan
By Pam Hersh
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I declare my love for something that has sustained and inspired me during the darkest days of...
Opinion: Princeton Community Housing is keeping its senior residents safe
We are responding to a Letter to the Editor recently submitted by Brenda Considine (Princeton Community Housing needs to keep seniors safe, Princeton Packet,...
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