WPHT 1210 Discusses Camden and Poverty Porn

On Monday I was invited on CBS Radio (WPHT 1210) with Rich Zeoli and Gary R’Nel to discuss Rolling Stone’s article Apocalypse, New Jersey. It was certainly a learning experience, and I wrestled with them about “personal responsibility” among other topics. A reader was kind enough to pass along the clip. Here it is:  Edit: My … Continue reading WPHT 1210 Discusses Camden and Poverty Porn

Camden’s South Jersey Advantage

Yesterday Joseph Russell (@thegreengrass) provided the first of quite a few guest posts I have in the queue here for the Christmas holidays. Joe wrote about Camden from the perspective of the South Jersey suburbs, and I wanted to pick up on a few of his themes. In particular, Joe’s narrative of a city linked … Continue reading Camden’s South Jersey Advantage

Community Voice: A View from the Suburbs

One of the goals of this blog is to provide another place for community discussion to happen. When I started this blog, I thought that would mean community voices from Camden (and I still do). What I didn’t realize was that the blog would be read by families across South Jersey, often by folks who … Continue reading Community Voice: A View from the Suburbs