Tag: Opinion
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LOOSE ENDS 12/25: Princeton Trivia is not trivial
By Pam Hersh I am trying to get a date with Josh Ellis for New Year’s Eve. Totally irrelevant are the facts that he is happily married to Katy Glickman, the daughter of a longtime Princeton friend of mine, Elyse Pivnick; is 40 years younger than I am; and will be nowhere near me on…
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On The Road 12/18: 2021 Nissan Rogue SL AWD
By Peter Perrotta I find most television car commercials to be almost fairy tale like, especially around holiday time. I mean, who really gets a new car for Christmas, or whichever holiday you happen to celebrate? However, the commercial for the newly redesigned 2021 Nissan Rogue breaks the mold a bit. It features a family…
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SOLUTIONS 12/18: Inspiring personal story and example for us all
By Huck Fairman In this time of stress, environmental and political, TED Talks offers an inspirational, personal story in the form of a talk delivered by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Beginning with his personal history growing up in rural Brazil, he recounts how he first studied economics before turning to photography. Born in 1944, he…
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Opinion: All Princetonians are equally deserving to be safe from known harms and nuisance
2020 has been a hard year for everyone. I lost my best friend, Dr. Stephanie Chorney, a local artist, grassroots activist, member of the New Jersey Environmental Lobby and former co-chair of the Princeton Environmental Commission. When I am struggling, my mother reminds me that “God will send a messenger.” Stephanie was that messenger for…
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Opinion: A veteran’s thoughts about Christmas Eve
As I sit now in my living room, listening to Christmas songs, my mind drifts back many years as I recall our practices on Christmas Eve. In our denomination we didn’t eat meat on Christmas Eve before church services. My mother usually made fish cakes using Gorton’s shredded cod in a can. She added mashed…
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Guest column: Daughter returns favor by having father’s article printed in the Packet
Forty nine years ago this month, my sweet father John van Raalte made one of my wishes come true, and it involved The Princeton Packet. I was a young girl of seven then and wanted a story I had written to be published in the paper. My father, being the kind of man who would…
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LOOSE ENDS 12/18: Steve Kornacki and Ingrid Reed
By Pam Hersh In New Jersey, Steve Kornacki has achieved Bruce Springsteen rock-star status among the politically passionate and electoral nerdy set. His chinos are now as iconic as Springsteen’s denims. And Ingrid Reed, the producer of Steve’s Princeton speaking events, has the appeal among New Jersey political aficionados of a Dolly Parton at a…
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On The Road 12/11: 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
By Peter Perrotta When you review cars and trucks week in and week out, most passengers who hop in your test vehicle want to immediately know what you think of the particular vehicle you are driving that week. My wife, on the other hand, isn’t shy about offering her opinion immediately upon stepping into one…
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Opinion: LTPS must take staunch stance against anti-Blackness
On July 8, the Open Letter Against Systematic Racism, which was signed by over 1,000 stakeholders, was presented to the Lawrence Township Public Schools(LTPS) Board of Education. Over the last 13 weeks, a coalition of community activists have met with Superintendent Ross Kasun almost every Monday to discuss the district’s response to Black in Lawrence…