“Camden Chatter” is a series of blog posts by Rutgers students on the “chatter” on social media about Camden. This article is authored by Ph.D. Candidate Rasheda Weaver. Here are her thoughts on the past week’s top stories: Please “like” the Local Knowledge Blog on Facebook!Share it!
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The latest installment of An Apple for Our Teachers. Each Wednesday I’ll be publishing stories from Camden teachers about their lives and choice to teach here as a way to celebrate their dedication. It was local parent Carmen Crespo who came up with the idea, and first starting soliciting these stories. Here’s what she had to say about … Continue reading An Apple For Our Teachers: Chrissy Bianca discusses her connection w/ her students…
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With a couple of high profile races in South Jersey, it’s easy for ballot issues to get lose in the shuffle. Luckily, NewsWorks did a few dives into what New Jersians will see on their ballots. Both of these articles are worth a full read, because they are neither intuitive, or clear calls based upon … Continue reading Resources for On-The-Ballot Issues…
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I haven’t had a lot of election coverage here, but image as we get to the home stretch I’ll try to highlight some more info. There was an interesting policy nugget or two in Kevin Riordan’s article over the weekend about the GOP candidates for Camden County Freeholder: Like Smith, Liddell – a Chicago native, … Continue reading What I’m Reading: Election Coverage…
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I’m happy to announce a new series at the Local Knowledge Blog, tentatively titled: An Apple for Our Teachers. Each Wednesday I’ll be publishing stories from Camden teachers about their lives and choice to teach here. It was local parent Carmen Crespo who came up with the idea, and first starting soliciting these stories. Here’s what … Continue reading An Apple for Our Teachers: Teachers Tell Their Camden Story…
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Update II: I’ve also heard from Christina Mitchell, the editor for the story. Here is her explanation for why the story was taken down then reposted: The simple answer is that the story was put online prematurely, without Fuentes’ response. But even upon adding that, I felt we needed to bolster our sourcing, better clarify … Continue reading Curious Case of Angel Fuentes and the Courier-Post…
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