Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Taking a stroll through ‘Epicurean Palette’

    IN THE KITCHEN: Taking a stroll through ‘Epicurean Palette’

    At ‘Epicurean Palette,’ Bobolink Dairy serves up artisanal breads and cheeses. Photo by Faith Bahadurian

  • A capital affair

    Haven’t visited Washington lately? A new vitality awaits you By Gloria Hayes Kremer Special Writer     Washington — again?     My sophisticated friends pounced on me with their “But you’ve been there so many times” look. Hadn’t I seen all the tourist sights before? Wasn’t standing in line for another guided tour just too tedious?…

  • Press Congress to impeach Bush

    Todd Tieger, Larry Siegel, Carol Haag Recently, the three of us had the opportunity to meet with Congressman Rush Holt to discuss the case for impeachment of President Bush. We found the Congressman to be generally well informed, very attentive, and interested in hearing our views. From the outset, he conceded that the Bush administration…

  • Wants Sipprelle on Princeton Borough Council

    Pamela Roes of Princeton     It is time to get excited about the upcoming November Borough Council election and Linda Sipprelle is the reason. Finally, here’s someone with the integrity, capability, and perspective to take our borough government to a new level.    Our current council only offers complacency, the inability to make necessary changes, and…

  • LOOSE ENDS: Selling off my ‘House of Bling’

    By Pam Hersh Special Writer     Late last spring, a flat tire led to my digging through the junk in my trunk to get to the spare tire. This simple action brought on an anxiety attack having nothing to do with mechanical abilities, but rather artistic abilities.     In my trunk, among the bottles of…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Clergy work to help to reduce the stigma of mental illness

    Because of the trusted role of confidante that so many faith leaders fill for their congregation, it is natural that they are often the frontline for people and families living wit By Richard H. White, M.Div. Special to The Packet     More than 57.7 million Americans, approximately 1 in 4, live with a mental illness,…

  • AROUND TOWN: A eulogy for Buster (1988 to 2007)

    By Anita Garoniak Special to The Packet     The morning chorus is singing a little louder, rabbits are a little less nervous, and squirrels are more brazen today. Buster the Cat is gone.     Well known to dogs and those who walk them down Franklin Avenue for his cool demeanor and never backing down, Buster…

  • Gas-line threat to Sourlands

    Daniel A. Harris of Princeton     The gas-line expansion proposed by Williams Company in the Sourland Mountain Preserve and in the Sourland Valley in Somerset and Montgomery counties (“the Mountain View Loop,” near the Carrier Clinic) is a misguided threat to the community and to the integrity of what has rightly been called “The Last…

  • HEALTH FOCUS: Hypnosis an effective aid for IBS symptoms

    Misconceptions about hypnosis unfortunately tend to prevent people with IBS from receiving its health benefits. By Pat Vroom, Ph.D. Special to The Packet     Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. So common, that the National Institutes of Health estimate that 10-15 percent of adults in the United States…