Yesterday, Brian Everett weighed in on some activism in Cherry Hill which accuses Camden of corruption. Joseph Russell responded in the comments, and I wanted to share that with everyone here: It’s utterly insane to me that a lot of suburbanites would never step foot in Camden, but they think they can perfectly evaluate funding … Continue reading You Criticize Camden, but are your Suburbs Sustainable? by Joseph Russell…
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Last night’s Camden school board meeting was ugly. It was painful to watch. And it was particularly painful because it featured Camden parent against Camden parent and a Cramer Hill community sharply divided against itself. The battle lines were clear: these parents and community members were divided based on which schools they attended. This is … Continue reading Camden is Sharply Divided Over Proposed School Closure…
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Last night, Rutgers-Camden hosted the State of the City. This was progress. Over the past few years I’ve joined in the tradition of criticizing the State of the City for being held at a private event (The Coopers Ferry Annual Meeting) at a price point that prohibited residents from attending ($125). Coopers Ferry insisted that … Continue reading The State of Camden City 2017…
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A few things on the docket to write about (and some great comments from our discussion about universities to highlight), but I wanted to write a quick post about a brief twitter convo I had with Dr. Keith Benson last night. Keith is one of my favorites people here in Camden. He juggles so many … Continue reading This is Not Normal: the Subtle Effects of Disenfranchisement…
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— Jim Walsh has graciously pointed out that I’m using a mix of county and city stats here. That’s fixed. Here’s his article on recent crime increases in Camden. — thanks for your patience, sd This post is long past it’s expiration date, but I’ve been trying to supplement the poor data comparisons used in the article with better … Continue reading Chief Thomson Speaks to Paul Ryan, and Camden Politicians Still Cherry-Pick Crime Data…
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I’ve been working on a short post about Metro Police Chief’s visit to Washington this week, but I’m struggling to track down some statistics and it feels odd writing about that when everyone is talking about the Trump inauguration. And confirmation hearings. And tweets. And really anything Trump-related. Now, my newsfeed is overwhelmed with Trump … Continue reading What do our coalitions mean? What Trump can teach us about South Jersey.…
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