Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Obama’s ‘socialism’ on energy

    T.B. Fisher of Princeton     Are you tired of continually rising gas prices? If so, take a close look at your Congressional and Senatorial candidates this fall. It is indeed time for a “change”, but the change should be in the direction of problem solving and freedom, not socialism as Obama and the Democrat Party…

  • Sharing a ‘beef’ with South Koreans

    Jonas Bennett of Princeton     This week, more than a hundred thousand South Koreans demonstrated against newly elected president Lee Myung-bak, as his entire cabinet offered to resign. At the root of this massive protest was not a declaration of war against North Korea, a boycott of the Chinese summer Olympics, or even escalating oil…

  • LWV testifies on election reform

    Anne Ruach Nicholas of LWV of NJ     The League of Women Voters of New Jersey testified in front of the Assembly State Government Committee on the merits of A-100, The 2009 New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project Act. The League of Women Voters of New Jersey, a supporter of Fair and Clean…

  • Bush actions merit impeachment

    Rosemary Parish of Princeton     The drum beat for an attack on Iran grows louder every day. The rhythm is the same as the one played for the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. We hear daily reports on the great threat posed by Iran’s nuclear weapons program despite the fact that 16 intelligence…

  • Thanks to all for DWI simulation

    Wendy Jolley of Princeton High School     Thank you very much for the extensive Packet coverage of the drunk-driving crash simulation at Princeton High School on May 28. Juniors and seniors witnessed a very realistic and graphic simulation. The event sent a powerful message to the teens, their teachers and community members who attended —…

  • Sad there’s no Princeton Fete

    Stanley E. Rosenberg of Princeton     It is sad to learn that for the second year in a row the Princeton hospital June Fete has been canceled. I have been practicing medicine in Princeton for more than 40 years and the June Fete has always been one of the high spots of the year. It…

  • IN VINO VERITAS: Cheers! Tips on the art of the toast

    Toasts need not always be quite that dramatic, but when delivered with flair and good taste, the per son receiving them, as well as oth ers in the group, likely will trea sure them for a long time to c By Leslie Cramer Special Writer     The genial gesture of toasting can be delivered by…

  • SPOTLIGHT: The Princeton Tennis Program. A classic, indeed, at 25

    ‘I stopped saying I even played when we moved here because everyone was so good and played so much.’ By Brent Shearer Special to The Packet     More than a hundred tennis players paid $80 each to play in Thursday’s 25th annual Princeton Tennis Classic, held on the Community Park courts in Princeton Township.    …

  • Generosity in Princeton

    Kay Roberts of Princeton     I am a resident of Princeton and continue to be amazed by the generosity and community spirit of Princetonians. I am co-chairing a fundraiser, Time for TASP, to benefit one of our community’s top organizations, the Trenton After School Program (TASP). TASP is a program of Princeton Outreach Projects, Inc.…