Category: opinion/the_princeton_packet

  • CAMPAIGN FORUM: Wayne DeAngelo, Democrat, Assembly, 14th Legislative District

    Submitted by the candidate Democrat Wayne DeAngelo is ‘clean candidate’ running for New Jersey General Assembly representing the 14th Legislative District. Wayne is participating in the 2007 Fair and Clean Elections pilot program aimed at greater voter, not special interest, participation in the electoral process. Wayne served as Hamilton Township Council President for four years…

  • CAMPAIGN FORUM: Wayne Fox, Democrat, State Senate, 16th Legislative District

    Submitted by the candidate “Creating a new vision of a bright future may require taking a different pathway to success. Far too many people see life in New Jersey as hard these days and poorly behaving politicians are only making it worse,” says Wayne Fox, 16th District Democratic Senate candidate. “We need change, lots of…

  • EDITORIAL: Clean Elections law unfair to indepenedents

       The state’s clean elections pilot program is experiencing some growing pains.    And that should be good news to reformers who are hoping that the program might offer a way out of the ethical morass that big-money politics has become.    A challenge to the manner in which the program’s money is distributed can only make the…

  • CAMPAIGN FORUM: Esther Mills, Republican, Princeton Township Committee

    Submitted by the candidate    My professional background includes media, mental health and marketing. As the host of Princeton Community Television’s “Talk To Me” program, I explore a full range of local issues with citizens, leaders and activists. I am also a mental health counselor serving clients in Princeton, who have highly sensitized me to services,…

  • CAMPAIGN FORUM: Phyllis Marchand, Democrat, Princeton Township Committee

    Submitted by the candidate Phyllis Marchand has enthusiastically served on Princeton Township Committee for the past 21 years, 12 as Mayor.    Phyllis is proud of Princeton Township’s many accomplishments: maintaining a AAA bond rating, one of only six municipalities in the state; an unprecedented number of first place awards in public information for efforts to…

  • CAMPAIGN FORUM: Lance Liverman, Democrat, Princeton Township Committee

    Submitted by the candidate. I would like to thank the Princeton Packet for allowing the candidates a forum to communicate to the public. I am running for my second term on Princeton Township Committee. I am very excited and delighted with the progress that that Princeton Township has made in my three years on committee.…

  • EDITORIAL: Rehab services needed to battle crime

    PRINCETON PACKET EDITORIAL    It’s hard to summon up a lot of enthusiasm for yet another “surge” in the War on Crime.    For as far back as we can remember, politicians of all stripes have been launching one assault after another against crime and criminals — usually in the form of tough-sounding policies that accomplish very…

  • CAMPAIGN FORUM: Seema Singh, Democrat, Assembly, 14th Legislative District

    Submitted by the candidate Throughout her life, Seema Singh has been an accomplished advocate for New Jersey’s ratepayers, families and working professionals, Seema now seeks to represent more than two hundred thousand residents living in Cranbury, Hamilton, Jamesburg, Monroe, Plainsboro, South Brunswick, and West Windsor as State Senator for New Jersey’s 14th Legislative District. As…

  • CAMPAIGN FORUM: Linda Sipprelle, Republican, Princeton Borough Council

    Submitted by the candidate    I decided to run for Princeton Borough Council because I believe residents deserve a choice between an ineffectual Council and a candidate who will forthrightly address the issues. I intend to bring a fresh perspective and an innovative and independent approach to Council deliberations as well as a dedication to teamwork,…