Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • COUNTERPOINT: Walt Whitman — ‘Our Founder’

    A review of ’Worshipping Walt: The Whitman Disciples’ (Princeton University Press, 2008) by Michael Robertson, professor of English at The College of New Jersey. By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor     In 1913, in the midst of waging the modernist war in English literature, Ezra Pound took time to write: I make a pact with you,…

  • Supporting Bernie Miller

    Andrew Koontz of Princeton     I write today to support the re-election effort of my good friend and colleague, Princeton Township Committeeman Bernie Miller.    I have had the pleasure of working with Bernie for many years. I first became aware of his considerable leadership skills as a member of the Princeton Cable Committee when Bernie…

  • WW-P school budget should be defeated

    Peter R. Weale of West Windsor     Following are comments on Tuesday’s meeting of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education:    If holding the public hearing special meeting last Tuesday, March 18 was two days too early, perhaps Thursday, March 20 would have met the state’s official criteria? The district’s budget presentation should have been held…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Why it’s OK to ‘Talk With Your Mouth Full’

    By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer     Contrary to what our parents taught us, Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh, well-known as the Food Network’s Hearty Boys, advocate talking with your mouth full.     I first thought it was because at their parties (they are also top Chicago caterers), the food is so good that etiquette takes…

  • FOOD NEWS: Organic foods ‘more nutritious,’ comprehensive study establishes

    ‘Organically grown plant-based foods are 25 percent more nutrient-dense … and deliver more essential nutrients per serving or calorie consumed.’     A comprehensive review of 97 published studies comparing the nutritional quality of organic and conventional foods shows that organic plant-based foods (fruits, vegetables, grains) contain higher levels of eight of 11 nutrients studied, including…

  • AN ‘IGNITION’ of WORDS: U.S. 1 Poets are back with a new collection

    AN ‘IGNITION’ of WORDS: U.S. 1 Poets are back with a new collection

    Preparing for the release of the 35th anniversary edition of U.S. 1 Worksheets, the juried publication of the U.S. 1 Poets’ Cooperative, are U.S. 1 poets Mimi Danson, Nancy Scott and Betty Lies, representing a group of volunteers who plan and produce the Worksheets. The Princeton Public Library will host a launch party for the…

  • Princeton Township needs Casey Lambert

    Wendy Benchley of Princeton     I enthusiastically support Casey Lambert’s candidacy for Princeton Township Committee.    When Casey served her first term, 2002-2004, she and I shared several committee assignments and I was able to see first hand what a capable, involved, and intelligent member she was not only in her Township Liaison positions but also…

  • Voting machines need receipts

    Rosemary Parish of Princeton     When I deposit a check in my bank’s ATM, I simply slip the check into the machine and I receive a piece of paper with an exact replica of the check and details of the transaction. The check number and even the signature are completely legible. How is it that…

  • Stop persecuting Congo and his family

    K. Striano of Sandy Hook, Connecticut     Stop the persecution of this poor family and this obviously wonderful, loving animal. Humans have been trained to ignore personal responsibility for their actions.    Why not fine these “day-workers” for trespassing when they were told to stay out, force them to learn English because the next homeowner might…