Category: opinion
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MANVILLE: High turnout in GOP primary said something in mayor’s race
To the editor: In Somerset County it seemed all eyes were on the primary election held Tuesday, June 2, in Manville. Several years ago no one wanted to run for mayor as a Republican and now seven years later we had a four-way race for the top job. However, concerns over the possibility of…
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SOLUTIONS: LED bulbs becoming more affordable
By Huck Fairman The New York Times just reported that the cost of LED light bulbs has dropped dramatically from between $15 to $20 dollars apiece down to $4 and change. Now, not only can businesses and residential customers save money on their electric bills, but they can now save on the initial purchase.…
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GUEST OPINION: Voters can reclaim our democracy
By David Goodman Somewhere between the election of Ronald Reagan and the present, American ceased to be a representative democracy. Instead of a republic “of, by, and for the people,” we now live in an oligarchy dominated by the ultra-wealthy. This change did not happen overnight but picked up speed over time until it became…
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Hillsborough letters 6-4-15
Young people are encouraged to register, vote in all elections To the editor: Americans agree that it is a fundamental duty as an American citi´ zen to vote in major elections. This includes the presidential elections every four years and midterm elections. People believe that by voting in these elections, they are…
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AS I SEE IT: In Princeton, think small for affordable housing
By Anne Waldron Neumann On Sunday, May 17, Princeton’s Community Democratic Organization (PCDO) hosted a symposium on what many residents feel is Princeton’s central issue: how to keep — or, depending on your perspective, how to make — Princeton affordable. What are some of the barriers to affordability in Princeton? Our property taxes, for one…
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EDITORIAL: Winter leaves its scars
Congratulations. We’ve done it. At least we hope we have survived the last of this winter’s storms, As the remnants of those storms recede into the ground, with Daylight Saving Time already under way, and the first day of spring just a week away, it seems pretty safe to believe we can at least put…
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GUEST OPINION: A different look at battlefield report
William Myers I would like to correct several details concerning the battlefield as covered by The Packet’s article of Dec. 30 [“Historians have new view of Battle of Princeton, 1777”]. I do not believe in the accuracy of numerous conclusions of the commissioned report. The principal issue with the report is the placing of the…
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DISPATCHES: The right to happiness
Denying marriage equality denies gays and lesbians their constitutional rights By Hank Kalet, Managing Editor The authors of the state Constitution may not have considered the idea of same-sex marriage when they drafted it in 1947, but they certainly left the door wide open for its consideration. The document opens with a fairly sweeping declaration…
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POINT TAKEN: Engineering a future for newspapers?
By Fred Tuccillo A panel discussion on “The Newspaper Crisis” drew a lot of journalists to Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School recently. Most hoped to hear ideas for restoring the economic health of newspaper companies. We may well have been in the wrong campus building. A couple of blocks away, in the university’s School of…