Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
-

Sarah Palin, armchair traveler
Lilly LeClair of Princeton Certainly anyone even semi-concerned with the United States presidential race has if not seen, then heard something about Katie Couric’s interview with Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin featured on CBS. Despite the range of emotions I experienced during the two-part interview, one comment in particular resonated with me personally, and…
-

For Keith Hovey in Montgomery
Doreen Blanc Rockstrom of Montgomery Several nights ago a large group of Montgomery Democrats gathered at my home for a fund raiser for Montgomery Township Committee candidate Keith Hovey. We were struck by the strong endorsement speech made by Congressman Steve Rothman in support of Mr. Hovey and initially surprised with Rep. Rothman’s appearance…
-

SPOTLIGHT: Remembering Biafra: Princetonian to revisit Nigeria to reconcile the nightmares of war
By MICHELE ALPERIN Special Writer In 1966 Robert P. Criso, a social worker at Princeton University Health Services, arrived in the remote village of Ishiagu, Nigeria, as a Peace Corps volunteer to teach at a boarding school. It was a great gig — motivated students, camaraderie with the Igbo teachers, and immersion in a…
-

SPOTLIGHT: Jarrett Kerbel: Keeping the lights on in Mercer
Jarrett Kerbel, executive director, Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton
-

SPOTLIGHT: Jarrett Kerbel: Keeping the lights on in Mercer
‘What can you say about a ‘crisis’ that has gone on for 28 years? Is it a crisis — or just the way we do things in this country?’ By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor Times are tough, and there’s little reason to expect, as of this writing, that they will improve dramatically anytime soon.…
-

BOOO NOTES: A lifetime and legacy in ‘Last Lecture’
By JOAN RUDDIMAN Special Writer Much as been written and shared via the Internet, personal conversations and in print about Randy Pausch’s last lecture. Now, with “The Last Lecture” (Hyperion, 2008) as a national best seller, can anything more be said? I think so. Several of my avid reading friends have missed the…
-

Why Obama is the best choice
Sherrill Cohen of Princeton I recently read Barack Obama’s memoir “Dreams from My Father.” It clearly shows why he is the best choice to be our next president. Sen. Obama brings to the job an array of experiences that give him a deep understanding of the problems of ordinary people both at home and…
-

Skillman Village attacks unfair
Louise Wilson of Montgomery Township Committee Recent letter writers have taken aim at Montgomery’s Democratic leaders in general and Mayor Cecilia Birge in particular, saying she is not taking advantage of an offer by the county to purchase the Skillman Village property. These accusations are not true. The local Republican candidate and her party…
-

