Tag: Opinion
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Your Turn: School resource officers ready to help children cope with post-pandemic challenges
Deadly school shootings that started with Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, in 1999 forever changed the way police officers across New Jersey, and America, safeguard our school children. Now, to help school children rebound from the emotional fallout of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the role of today’s specially-trained school resource officers (SROs) must evolve…
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Opinion: Plastic and paper bag ban will not impact landfills, but will affect middle class shoppers
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law PL 2020, c117 which prohibits single-use plastic and paper bags at grocery stores. Beginning May 4, 2022, New Jersey businesses may not sell or provide single-use plastic bags or paper bags to their customers. Is paper not totally and easily recyclable and biodegradable? This extremely short-sighted law fails to…
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Opinion: National Injury Prevention Day works toward future free of gun violence
Against the backdrop of the continuing COVID-19 public health crisis, we can’t ignore the toll preventable injuries have also taken on our families. The Injury Free Coalition for Kids is one of the country’s most effective injury prevention initiatives. This nationwide program was developed with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It’s made up…
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Opinion: Imran Bukhari will focus on mental health and deeper education if elected to South Brunswick Board of Education
As a South Brunswick resident of 23 years and mother of two boys who went through the South Brunswick Public Schools system, I want to encourage everyone to consider voting for Imran Bukhari for Board of Education. How fortunate we are in this community to have a young Rutgers University student, who not too long…
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Opinion: Vote ‘yes’ on the Mercer County question on Nov. 2 ballot
If you are a Mercer County voter wondering about the Mercer County question on the ballot for the Nov. 2 General Election, let’s take a quick expedition together. Hop on a bike and join us as we ride north from Brandon Farms, the largest neighborhood in Hopewell Township. In a couple of minutes, we’ll pass…
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Opinion: South Brunswick BOE incumbents assure school district will be well-run
Re-elect Barry Nathanson (column 2), Lisa Rodgers (column 6) and Dr. Stephen Parker (column 7) as our three members of the South Brunswick Board of Education. They have been outstanding public servants during these difficult times of continued shrinking state money support, increasing state mandates and the unexpected pandemic. They know how to assure that…
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Opinion: Princeton should get serious about preserving architectural integrity
I was pleased to see the solution Princeton University worked out with the municipality, saving three historic Prospect Avenue homes that had been proposed for demolition. Ironically, while the fate of those three Victorians was being discussed, a historically and architecturally significant home just down the street, at 164 Prospect, was bulldozed within a few…
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SOLUTIONS 10/29: The costs of climate inaction
By Huck Fairman Senator Joe Manchin and a majority of Republicans have been opposing President Joe Biden’s and the Democrats’ funding for climate spending intended to head off the worst impacts of climate change. Abrahm Lustgarten, a writer for the non-profit news organization doing investigative journalism, ProPublica, has made an effort to clarify the costs…
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Opinion: A transformative evening with Dr. Bernice A. King
Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) would like to thank all who participated in our virtual Fall Fundraiser on Oct. 16 with Dr. Bernice A. King. PSRC is grateful to all our event sponsors, annual sponsors, donors, participants and community partners for making PSRC’s Fall Fundraiser a success. It was a thoughtful discussion and transformative evening…
