Opinion: 2021 Reflections on Earth Day
”People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure." - David Attenborough,...
LOOSE ENDS 4/23: Arts Council of Princeton Artistic Director Maria Evans
By Pam Hersh
Like a good neighbor, the Arts Council of Princeton is there – to re-phrase a certain insurance company slogan. During these past...
LOOSE ENDS 4/16: Bob Bruschi
By Pam Hersh
Bob is back, not for long, but just long enough for Princeton to benefit from his wise and wry words, as well...
LOOSE ENDS 4/9: Phyllis Marchand
By Pam Hersh
“Breaking News” said the news alert that popped up on my phone. “Baseball’s Opening Day matchup between the Washington Nationals and the...
SOLUTIONS 4/2: Recycling Revisited
By Huck Fairman
Why recycle? While most local residents support the idea and associated policies, many may not be aware of the widespread need and...
LOOSE ENDS 4/2: James G. Demetriades, CEO and president of Penn Medicine Princeton Health
By Pam Hersh
I tried to channel Oprah Winfrey interviewing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when I spoke with James G. Demetriades, the new CEO...
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...
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