Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Princeton Boro police chief candidate appreciated

    Ethan C. Finley of Princeton     Lt. David Dudeck has been with the Princeton Borough police for longer than 23 years. Lt. Dudeck has a lot more seniority on the Princeton Borough police force than the other two lieutenants who are on the borough police force. For those reasons, I believe that Lt. David Dudeck…

  • Clean, green and stable fends off blight

    Bill Cunningham of Roebling     On Aug. 13, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on the list of “America’s Fastest Dying Cities.” The representatives of the 10 cities that were identified launched a strategy session to attempt to turn their situations around. What caused these cities to get into this shape?    We know what…

  • Tort reform a better health care reform

    Burnet Fisher of Princeton     The only thing wrong with our health care at the moment is the cost. The quality and accessibility are excellent. People from all over the world come here, especially from Canada, for treatment.    Cost reduction depends primarily on tort reform. Ambulance chasing lawyers and frivolous law suits have driven the…

  • PRINCETON: Loose Ends: How sweet it is to be in a state of Grace

    By Pam Hersh, Special Writer    ”There ought to be a law,” said one of my friends at a recent grandma angst session (fondly dubbed GAS) that took place in front of Panera Bread on Nassau Street.    The issue du jour was the morning snack of doughnuts and sugary juice that the summer daycare program served…

  • Gov. Corzine’s ‘desperate’ campaign

    Ileana Schirmer of Hamilton     Jon Corzine is desperate, scared, ruthless and rich.    He is desperate because the election is less than 75 days away and he has run behind Chris Christie in every single poll, including those commissioned by his own campaign.    He is scared because he can’t run on his record. Eight years…

  • Obama’s health plan would destroy private insurance

    Marv Ostberg of Princeton     Many of us have been following the August recess of our Congress and their “town hall meetings” about health care reform. True, there have been some angry sessions with sometimes disruptive vocal critics on both sides of the issue. Much of this is the result of administration secrecy which contributes…

  • Bus tour focused on affordable housing

    Linda Sipprelle of Princeton     With reference to the Princeton Community Housing affordable housing report (The Princeton Packet, Aug. 18), a “Homes for Everyone” Bus Tour took place on May 28 focusing on affordable housing across Mercer Country. Among the county-wide participants were elected officials, planning, zoning, and affordable housing board members. Sponsors of the…

  • Reforming health care doesn’t ration it

    Aliaa Fahmy of North Brunswick     It appears some people want us to believe that health care reform would mean medical care would be rationed. As far as I can tell, and I’ve researched this, that’s just not true. There’s nothing in any of the proposals in Congress that would stand between a patient and…

  • Township’s move good for Princeton Ridge

    Daniel Harris of Save Princeton Ridge A good move for Princeton Ridge To the editor:    The Princeton community will be happy to learn that Princeton Township Committee has taken yet another major step forward towards environmental sustainability and responsible planning. In a Resolution adopted on Aug. 17, Township Committee vigorously supports the creation of a…