Princeton Packet Opinion

Hit the ‘trail’ and learn about New Jersey’s Black history

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation James Still always wanted to become a doctor, but as a Black child in the 1800s, never had the opportunity to...

Saving money, helping the climate, aiding justice

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Interested in saving money on home energy bills? How about...

Migrating birds from the tropics returning to New Jersey

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single...

‘We need both natural lands and playgrounds, sports fields’

In calling for the "preservation" of "half" of New Jersey's land (https://centraljersey.com/2024/05/06/an-urgent-call-to-preserve-half-of-new-jerseys-land/), Jay Watson and the New Jersey Conservation...

An ‘ode’ to New Jersey’s dragonflies and damselflies

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you're near a pond, stream, or marsh on a...

Princeton Packet Opinion

WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: In defense of the Whole Child program

Bushra Hasan  The Whole Child program initiated by West Windsor-Plainsboro schools Superintendent David Aderhold has faced serious backlash with regard to the A&E math program,...

University president seeks fair treatment

Christopher L. Eisgruber, Princeton University Many on our campus and around the country have expressed understandable concern about the arrest this past weekend of Professor...

Professor’s accusations contribute to racism

Julian Svedosh, Princeton I am astonished at Imani Perry’s story. It’s completely understandable that she had unpaid parking tickets. Perhaps someone swiped the tickets from...

Cannot support the shaming of women

David H. Schraeger, Hamilton Hillary Clinton is desperate and has called in surrogates Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright. Ms. Steinem said on “Real Time with Bill...

Adopt a meat-free diet for Lent

Ivan Slotzky, Princeton This Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when many Christians abstain from animal foods in remembrance of...

SOLUTIONS: Experts confirm the need for climate action

Huck Fairman  On Jan. 28 evening the D&R Greenway Land Trust and The Green Hour radio team hosted a panel discussion at the Greenway’s upstairs...

PRINCETON: Designation of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood (WJ) as a historic district needs to happen.

Thomas Parker, Princeton Designation of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood (WJ) as a historic district needs to happen. Time is of the essence, as we know there...

PRINCETON: Preserve open space on Princeton ridge

Grace Sinden, Princeton I am more than disappointed by the direction of the discussion at the Princeton Council meeting of Jan. 25 which I viewed...

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