Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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Touting a judge for Obama
Ethan C. Finley of Princeton If Barack Obama wins the presidential election in November, I will write letters to Sen. Robert Menendez and Sen. Frank Lautenberg —if he is re-elected — and I will urge them to advocate that Judge Phillip Carchman, who is currently a judge for the Appellate Division of the New Jersey…
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IN THE KITCHEN: Tomatoes — they’re in! Go get ’em!
By FAITH BAHADURIAN Special Writer These are the glory days for Jersey tomatoes, as we revel in the variety of flavors, colors, shapes and textures to be found in local markets. During my gardening years, I’ve stood in my own patch with a salt shaker, juice dripping down my arm, a habit I…
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Kudos to our Olympians
Linda Sipprelle of Princeton The world has been focused on watching the Olympic games in Beijing. I, like most Americans, have marveled at the stellar performances of our athletes, their feats the result of years of self-discipline, dedication and hard work. I’ve also been gratified by our athletes’ comments to the world’s media. Without…
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Thanking Montgomery DPW
Barry Massone of Montgomery Anyone can make a mistake. Montgomery Public Works did that last week when they reopened East Mountain Road too soon after applying tar and stone. My car was covered with tar after traveling home Thursday evening through a horrific storm. I contacted Public Works Friday morning and spoke to Michelle…
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Montgomery’s unpaved road
Eric Weitze of Montgomery The following letter, concerning Dutchtown-Zion Road, has been addressed to Mayor Birge and Deputy Mayor Wilson: Area residents of both Hillsborough and Montgomery have been asking for years to get the 1,000-feet of dirt road paved that we need to cross daily to get to our jobs, schools, shopping, and…
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SPOTLIGHT: Prescribing a dose of hope
Oncologists have said to me that my thesis is unproven — but none has dared to say, ‘You’re wrong.’ Richard S. Weeder, M.D., FACS By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor Cancer. “The big C.” The most frightening diagnosis of them all, many people will tell you. Yet sitting around a table in a Lawrence chiropractic…
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LOOSE ENDS: ‘We’re back in the USSR …’
By Pam Hersh Special Writer If the goal of the Russian invasion of South Ossetia was to impact profoundly the lives of Americans, then the invasion was successful — at least according to what I heard one Sunday morning as I strolled down Nassau Street. The caffeinated chatter in the Pine Street/Small World coffeehouse…
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SPOTLIGHT: Prescribing a dose of hope
Peter Plumb, D.C., and Richard S. Weeder, M.D., have been collaborating in recommending a range of complementary options to health professionals who are involved in the treatment of cancer. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
