Tag: Opinion
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Opinion: Adam Bierman would solve problems sensibly as member of Princeton school board
The Princeton community will be well served with Adam Bierman on the Board of Education. Adam is a teacher at the state Division of Children and Families, working with at-risk students in Trenton. He attended Princeton Public Schools where his mother taught and his father was president of the BOE in the late 60s to…
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On The Road 9/4: 2020 Mercedes Benz CLS450 4matic Coupe
By Peter Perrotta When you work selling Mercedes Benz automobiles for a living, it’s akin to being a kid in a candy store. Everywhere you look there’s plenty of luxuriously expensive cars to look at, feel and drive. More than 10 years ago, I exclusively sold Mercedes, working at one of the more prestigious dealerships…
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SOLUTIONS 9/4: Municipal strategy for clean energy
By Huck Fairman Our town of Princeton, the university and many of the local citizens have taken a variety of steps to reduce emissions by using less energy and producing or buying cleaner energy. These steps include turning to electric vehicles, installing solar panels and/or geothermal systems, using LED light bulbs, biking, enhancing public transportation,…
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Opinion: All my friends can’t wait to return to campus; here’s why I’m torn
My high school opens this week. They are offering both hybrid and fully online learning to returning students. As someone who has spent the majority of their last six months at home, the thought of returning to campus thrills me. But going back to school is a much more serious decision than it appears. I…
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Opinion: Colonial Lake Park saved for generations to come
The pair of bald eagles that swept with great splendor into southern Lawrence Township’s Colonial Lake Park for daily feedings from the lake’s shallow waters had rarely, if ever, been seen there before their sudden appearance in the early, wintry months of 2018. The great blue heron, stately and eye-catching in its own right with…
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Opinion: Let Freedom Ring
The Japanese war ministers thought they would bring the naval power of the U.S. to its knees by bombing and destroying the American dreadnoughts moored on Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In their eyes, the attack of Dec. 7, 1941, was successful. While the powerful battleships of the U.S. fleet were compromised, the Japanese…
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Opinion: Stand up for Witherspoon
Amidst the current social justice tsunami threatening to submerge American history, Princeton has apparently now committed its own aggravated assault against Clio. A petition circulated among activists sought to strip Princeton’s middle school of its namesake, John Witherspoon. It has succeeded. Why? Upon his death, Witherspoon owned two slaves. Princeton has succumbed to a nihilistic…
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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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Opinion: New Jerseyans do not benefit from high gas tax, recreational drug use
Ronald Reagan said long ago, “Here we go again.” First, New Jersey, on Aug. 29, announced a 10% increase in the gasoline tax after people are still enraged about two recent increases in the same tax. New Jersey is near the refineries and near the ports just miles away. We are not in Montana or…
