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So you want to be a rock ‘n’ roll star
Cranbury native and his band, VAUX, take on America, one club at a time By:Josh Appelbaum Quentin Smith, a Cranbury native, has been living in Seattle and Denver for the past year writing and recording songs with his rock band VAUX for a new EP and a yet-to-be-recorded album with U2 producer Garrett Lee. Mr.…
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Former Princeton University researchers awarded Nobel Prize
Physicists honored for delving into the force that binds particles of the atomic nucleus. By: David Campbell Two physicists whose inquiries into the force that binds particles of the atomic nucleus were made while working together at Princeton University were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday. Princeton Emeritus Professor David J. Gross and…
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OBITUARIES, Oct. 8, 2004
Virginia I. Gaissert. Virginia I. Gaissert Worked at medical center SOUTH BRUNSWICK Virginia "Ginny" Inez Gaissert died Tuesday at Easton Hospital, Easton, Pa. Born in New York City and raised in Staten Island, she moved to the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick in 1958. She worked several years at University Medical Center…
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United Negro College Fund to host fund-raiser in Princeton
The Princeton Committee of the United Negro College Fund Inc. (UNCF) will host its fourth fund-raising event, "A Serenade in Blue," on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at the Tournament Players Club of Jasna Polana in Princeton. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund scholarships for students of the local…
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Assembly proposals would help Monroe
State Assemblywoman Greenstein and Assemblyman Baroni have bills in the works that would provide more school aid for the Monroe Township school district. By: Melissa Hayes MONROE State legislators have introduced two bills that could get more money for Monroe township schools under a state program that provides school aid to towns with large…
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PU panel sees election as watershed event
A new low for truth telling by politicians predicted. By: Jennifer Potash The 2004 presidential election may so test the American political system’s reliance on truth-telling that only Superman could save it, at least one speaker implied at a Princeton University panel discussion Wednesday on the stakes of the upcoming contest. Paul Krugman, a professor…
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LETTER:Iraq deteriorating under Bush/Cheney
To the editor: George W. Bush has done the unthinkable. He’s replaced Saddam Hussein’s regime with something even worse: anarchy and chaos. Since June’s symbolic "transfer of sovereignty" to Iraq’s interim government, America has lost more than 170 troops. Terrorism thrives, as bombings and kidnappings are on the rise. And living conditions have worsened for…
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PHASE THREE: Memos from my meandering mind
PHASE THREE By Arnold Bornstein: Thoughts on debates, sports gambling, entertainment and health. By: Arnold Bornstein I will be watching tonight’s second presidential debate with apparent enthusiasm. Last week, in the hours preceding the first debate, I surprisingly felt enthusiasm similar to looking forward to a New York Jets pro football game on television. Interestingly,…
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Moderator missed issues during debate
EDITORIAL In 25 days, voters will choose whom they want to lead the United States for the next four years. That only can mean one thing: It’s "debate" time. The "debates" aren’t truly debates, but they are extremely important for each candidate. An estimated 62.5 million people watched the first presidential debate Sept. 30 between…
