Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’: Bird watchers contemplate the Gulf disaster
Scott McVay: ‘By comparison, the Exxon Valdez was a puddle.’ By Carolyn Foote Edelmann Special Writer Editor’s note: What’s happened in the Gulf of Mexico — what hasn’t happened in the Gulf of Mexico — delimit a catastrophe of such range and scope that its impact will not be known for years to come.…
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Trees and ice cream, perfect together
Polly Burlingham of Princeton Boro Shade Tree Commission The Princeton Borough Shade Tree Commission thanks Jim Consolloy for conducting an informative and entertaining tour of Princeton Trees July 22. And, the Commission thanks Thomas Sweet Ice Cream for providing coupons for ice cream to reward and treat those who came out on such a…
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The shameful firing of Shirley Sherrod
Anne Sweeney of Monmouth Junction You would think the Obama administration, so often the victim of right wing Internet smears, would think twice before making a decision on the lies of a right wing blogger. But Shirley Sherrod was fired without due diligence or due process. Apparently it is not only right wing Republicans…
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PRINCETON: Nina Jankowicz: Going for the gold
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Nina Jankowicz was simply looking for a new camcorder to shoot some music videos during the summer. Now, having been selected as one of six finalists in the Olympus “Pen Your Story” challenge, the Montgomery resident has won the camera — the Olympus PEN E- PL1 — and…
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PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Go take a hike, speedy motorists!
By Pam Hersh Special Writer “This is such a joyful vacation,” I said to my granddaughter as we skipped across the street with her holding on to my pinky. My time off this summer has consisted of fun and frolic with my grandbabes — and trips of streetwalking with and without them. Contrary…
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MERCER COUNTY: Mother Nature’s angels: Welcome to the Mercer County Wildlife Center
Phil McAuliffe Baby house sparrows.
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MERCER COUNTY: Mother Nature’s angels: Welcome to the Mercer County Wildlife Center
Phil McAuliffe About 20 animals live permanently at the Mercer County Wildlife Center, including this bald eagle — all used in the center’s education program.
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Americans don’t understand European healthcare systems
Karen Aurup of Princeton In reference to Harold Kane’s letter July 20 on the appointment of Dr. Berwick by President Obama to oversee Medicare and Medicaid I would like to offer the following comments: having worked as an RN in both the UK and Denmark, the last one being my home country, I am…
