Tag: Loose Ends
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LOOSE ENDS 9/11: Rhinold Ponder, artist and founder of ‘Art Against Racism’
By Pam Hersh I have a dream – certainly no comparison to the enormity of a Martin Luther King, Jr., dream, but nevertheless a dream related to Dr. King’s mission and the passion of a Princeton artist, lawyer, and social justice activist Rhinold Ponder. My dream is to utilize the now sadly underutilized space of…
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LOOSE ENDS 9/4: jaZams brings magic to Princeton Public Library’s Book Jam
By Pam Hersh The big guy – with the giant bushy reddish beard, shaved head, and arms covered with tattoos – initially may appear a bit intimidating to the young kids he greets as they bound into jaZams, the magical toy store on Princeton’s Palmer Square. But it only takes a few seconds for the…
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LOOSE ENDS 8/28: Susie Wilson and Voting
By Pam Hersh After 90 years of living, Susie Wilson – renowned in New Jersey as a political activist, an advocate for teen sex education, and a competitive runner – would like to share some wise words that have fueled her long life. “Vote – vote as though your life depends upon it,” said Susie,…
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LOOSE ENDS 8/21: The Arts Council of Princeton’s ‘Paper Crane Project’ exhibit
By Pam Hersh On Saturday afternoon, feeling a bit down under the COVID cloud, I closed my bag of Cheetos and decided to go to the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts to see some cranes: 17,857 cranes, to be exact. Several weeks ago, when Princeton residents Heidi Moon and her…
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LOOSE ENDS 8/7: Jackie Fay – Grit + Polish
By Pam Hersh My daily walks, generally stress relieving, have become stress inducing, as I walk the streets of downtown Princeton and pass an increasing number of down-and-permanently-out, instead of up-and-coming, retail stores. “It will take a lot of grit” to survive the treacherous COVID climate, said another walker, who observed me looking longingly in…
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LOOSE ENDS 7/31: Shin-Yi Lin, Eagleton Institute Fellow
By Pam Hersh A few weeks ago, I had the honor of Zooming into a Rutgers University graduation that featured only four graduates, all accomplished scientists who completed the inaugural year of the Rutgers University Eagleton Institute’s Science and Politics Fellowship Program. These scientists took their research, formulas, and analytical, organizational and communications skills into…
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LOOSE ENDS 7/24: John Weingart: Plagues and Pandemics: A Musical Tradition
By Pam Hersh My longtime friend John Weingart, associate director at the Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics, has a knack for delving into topics that scare people. According to a New York Times article in 1996 that featured him when he served as executive director of the NJ Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility…
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LOOSE ENDS 7/17: Nick Sutter
By Pam Hersh My angst antennae are particularly sensitive these days, so when I heard the news, I made my Edvard Munch “Scream” face, and uttered my anxiety-filled comment: “Oh no, say it isn’t so.” I called the police, spoke to the Princeton police chief who checked his trustworthy source, and then he told me…
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LOOSE ENDS 7/10: Dr. Sean Naini
By Pam Hersh COVID-19 has upended our reality in so many different ways including bringing us a brand new reality television show: Telehealth-2020. Gone are the days of hiding behind the physical invisibility of a telephone when talking to one’s doctor. Photo-phobics like myself may hate looking hideous on camera, but my doctor considers it…