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  • Language skills tied to national security

    Pressing need for international education focus of conference at Princeton University. By: David Campbell    National security was one of the themes discussed at a conference held Wednesday at Princeton University to raise awareness of the pressing need for international education in American schools.    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12), calling for an end to the nation’s…

  • Library to host database classes

    Database sessions offer an alternative to Google. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Cranbury Public Library is hoping to offer something different to those who consider Google the end-all, be-all to obtaining information on the Internet.    The library will host classes on how to use databases available at the library in two sessions Thursday and Friday, the…

  • Residents to vote Tuesday

    Candidates and polling places for Nov. 2 elections are detailed. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    When the polls open on Tuesday, voters not only will pick a president, but also will choose whom they would like to see run their local government.    Locally, there is one contested municipal race — two Hightstown Democrats and two Republicans…

  • LETTERS: Kerry was doubly a hero in Vietnam

    To the editor:     It is unfortunate that some Vietnam Veterans resent John Kerry speaking out against the war after he returned from honorable service in 1971. My husband also served in Vietnam, and joined Vietnam Veterans Against the War when he returned.     War is hell, but a guerilla war (called an insurgency today…

  • LETTERS: Cranbury Democrats deserve voters’ support

    To the editor:        I urge Cranbury voters to reelect Richard Stannard and elect David Stout to the Cranbury Township Committee. Mayor Stannard has provided excellent leadership in continuing the township’s efforts to preserve farmland, protect the historic district and keep our taxes stable. His legal background is an asset to the committee, and he…

  • Writers Block tale to end with auction

    Follies to go on the block. By: Jennifer Potash    Writers Block, the experimental merger of art, architecture and gardening at an empty lot off Paul Robeson Place, will close this weekend.    The space contained half a dozen follies designed in partnership with local architects and noted writers and scholars.    Writers Block, which has hosted gatherings…

  • LETTERS: Bush, Cheney in state of denial

    To the editor:         As this presidential election year draws to a close, Republican incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney find themselves in a serious state of denial.     In the second presidential debate, President Bush was asked about his environmental policies. He called himself "a good steward of the land," even though…

  • Cranbury’s Michel becomes a Hun-ny of a scorer in MCT

    By: Robert Nuse    Cranbury resident Kevin Michel has a tendency to put himself in the right place on the soccer field. In most cases, that means somebody else scores a goal for the Hun School.    But on Tuesday, it was Michel who was not only in the right place, but he was in the right…

  • TANGENTS: Election 2004: too tired to care

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti Is there no end in sight?    I had a really great idea for a column this week. I had planned on laying out my qualifications for president, and then asking, tongue-in cheek, for your vote.    But something happened on the way to the keyboard. I got tired, not physically, but emotionally,…