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  • Jan. 29, 5:34 p.m.: Dispatches

    We need to do more to help the homeless. By: Hank Kalet    Read Dispatches from last week (I know, I’ve been a bit remiss on keeping up). It’s on the nation’s homeless problem.

  • ‘The Cooler’

    Las Vegas seems to be the perfect film setting to see what hell is like while still on earth. By: Bob Brown    This tight little film comes out of nowhere, sporting credible performances by actors who prefer having meat on the bones rather than a fat paycheck. The Cooler, nominated for the Grand Jury Prize…

  • So You Want to Write a Book?

    Romance novelist Marilyn Tyner presents a writers workshop at the Yardley-Makefield Library. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer Yardley, Pa., resident Marilyn Tyner recently published her seventh romance novel, Love is Not Enough, with BET Books. She’ll lead a workshop for aspiring authors at the Yardley-Makefield Libary Jan. 31.    Marilyn Tyner knew nothing…

  • ‘The Butterfly Effect’

    Suffering from frequent blackouts, Ashton Kutcher tries to piece together his life in a film loaded with dark secrets. By: Elise Nakhnikian The Butterfly Effect.>    As an actor, 20-something Ashton Kutcher makes a charming model. In TV series like That ’70s Show and movies like Just Married, he’s easy to watch and hard to dislike.…

  • Jan. 29, 5:36 p.m.: More weapons of mass distortion

    A curious turn for the administration, as it’s chief expert dismisses the existence of Iraqi weapons. By: Hank Kalet    So there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, after all. What do you know.    Here is the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on the issue: "Adopting that unyielding line was a political decision, not an intelligence judgment.…

  • Fine recipes for Chinese feast

    Chinese New Year is my kind of holiday: Much of it is centered around food – delicious, symbolic dishes, in particular – and the celebration lasts 15 days By:Pat Tanner    Chinese New Year is my kind of holiday: Much of it is centered around food — delicious, symbolic dishes, in particular — and the celebration…

  • January 28, 2004 – Part 1

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal…

  • January 28, 2004 – Part 2

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal…

  • Seminars, Meetings and Events

    February 5 Newsmaker to speak     John McCorry, the executive managing editor of Bloomberg News’ print news operations, will be speaking at the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership meeting.    Bloomberg News is a 24-hour global news service with more than 1,200 reporters and editors stationed in more than 80 news bureaus worldwide.    As…