Category: opinion
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EDITORIAL: Night Out builds trust in our communities
The first Tuesday in August has become synonymous with National Nigh Out, the movement begun in 1984 to get neighbors to turn on their porch lights, get out of their houses and to help build community. There were 2.5 million who took part that first year across 400 communities in 23 states. Since then the…
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AS I SEE IT: Was Atticus Finch racist?
By Anne Waldron Neumann Hurray! Harper Lee, author of the 1960 classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” probably America’s best-loved novel, has, at 89, published a new novel. Well, “Go Set a Watchman” is not exactly new. And it’s not exactly very good. It was written before “Mockingbird” though it introduces Atticus Finch 20 years later,…
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PRINCETON: Sick pay law needed here
Princeton Board of Health The Princeton Council has been discussing legislation that would allow nearly everyone who works in the town to earn sick time they can use for themselves or a loved one in the event of an illness. The Princeton Board of Health urges the municipality to pass the ordinance and join nine…
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THE GOLDEN RULE: ‘The Golden Rule’ is relevant to all
by The Rev. Laura Craig This column will be authored by representatives of different faith traditions, members of the Princeton Clergy Association (PCA). The Association provides two annual opportunities for the community to join in prayer; Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service, and the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. It also responds publicly to local and…
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EAST WINDSOR: Tennis court repairs underway
To the editor: The Windsor-Hights Herald published a letter I had written to the mayor and township manager concerning the conditions of the tennis courts on Wiltshire Drive. I am writing to applaud the efforts of the mayor and township manager in being so responsive to these concerns. The courts are now in the…
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PRINCETON: Tax Court decision could have profound impact on university property tax status
Roger Martindell, Princeton A June 26 New Jersey Tax Court decision has profound implications in the pending legal challenge to Princeton University’s property tax status brought by four local taxpayers. The Tax Court decision held that Morristown Memorial Hospital is not qualified for blanket property tax exempt status because it treats many of its facilities…
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Being off the grid during the summer can be a drastic change to life
By Nathan Drezner, Princeton High School For 10 months of the year, I am at home in Princeton, enjoying the town, the people, and the internet. The latter is a luxury, though I don’t know it until the summer, when having a single bar can be rare. I am away for a good amount of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Fracking should be allowed, but regulated by government
To the editor: Should the fracking industry be left unregulated? No fracking way! Fracking should not be treated as an issue of bad or good, black and white. Hydraulic fracturing has both beneficial and detrimental consequences. However, the problem comes from the lack of control the government has over the industry. Because Fracking companies…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Will GOP treat Christie’s scandal the same as Clinton’s emails?
To the editor: As the 2016 presidential election gradually gets closer with each coming day, the GOP candidates continue to come from every which way. While Hillary Clinton remains the clear favorite for the Democratic nomination, it seems as if all of the candidates still have a chance in the GOP race. For years,…