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The Daily Princetonian

A tentative step

While it seems strange to talk of peace when our country has just yesterday commenced air strikes in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept.

OPINION | 10/07/2001

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Letters to the Editor

Patriotic spirit should not neglect domestic issuesHow will today's college students respond to the recent tragedies that have brought such enormous loss to our nation and its people?

OPINION | 10/03/2001

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Letters to the Editor

Tocqueville on warfareIn his Oct. 1 column decrying American conformity, economics professor Uwe Reinhardt resorts to a long-beloved tactic among my fellow political theorists, namely the invocation of the name of Alexis de Tocqueville in support of a critical or even condemnatory view of American democracy.

OPINION | 10/02/2001

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Letters to the Editor

Kingston village defends itselfThe well-researched and balanced article of Sept. 18, "University Land Development and a Village's Battle," captures the struggle in which we Kingston village residents are now engaged.Seeking to preserve our heritage and our quality of life in the face of massive development that threatens to overwhelm us, we find ourselves confronting a most powerful neighbor, Princeton University ? a moneyed and mighty Goliath to our modest David of organized citizen, civic association and local government opposition.The hostile attitudes we face are evident in the comment from David Knights, marketing director of Princeton Forrestal Associates, the University's land development entity: "[Kingston] doesn't do a thing to help itself and it doesn't realize how valuable Princeton University is as a neighbor to it."In truth, the citizen advocacy "Kingston Initiative" launched by the people of the village five years ago has: 1) Produced a planning blueprint for the future of Kingston that's been lauded by experts for its comprehensive analysis and model recommendations; 2) Won praise from the New Jersey Planning Officials, who recognized these efforts with their Achievement in Planning Award for significant contributions to planning; 3) Secured the first multijurisdictional village center designation ? and the first to define protective surrounding greenspace ? under the State Development and Redevelopment Plan; 4) Established organizations dedicated to historic preservation, open space conservation and community beautification; 5) Worked with five municipalities ? including Princeton Township and Princeton Borough ? on the award-winning nomination of the Kings Highway to the National and State Historic Registers; 6) Collaborated with a wide range of municipalities, environmental groups and historical societies to protect the historic and recreational jewel of Central New Jersey ? the Delaware & Raritan Canal corridor ? for the enjoyment of future generations.Nor are the people of Kingston ? a number of whom work for the University ? unappreciative of the role the University plays, economically and culturally, in the region and that which it can play when it chooses to be a good neighbor.In stark contrast to the University's steamroller mindset, the Kingston Initiative has never opposed development of the Princeton Nurseries properties by Princeton Forrestal Associates.

OPINION | 10/01/2001

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Letters to the Editor

Attacking Afghanistan is not a way to end terrorismMichael Frazer GS's sneering ad hominem attacks against peace activists ("All We Are Saying is Give War a Chance") is uninformed and cavalierly dismisses the real issues facing people of conscience.

OPINION | 09/30/2001

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ICC supports police crackdown at 'Street'Some of the statements The Daily Princetonian attributed to me in Tuesday's article do not accurately reflect either my views or the views of the ICC on the police crackdown on code violations.

OPINION | 09/26/2001