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Guest Post: Local Knowledge from Cincinnati

This guest post is from Dr. Kristen Danley. She is a resident at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, one of the most talented writers I know, and also happens to be my sister. Enjoy. I’m standing on the sidewalk at 10 p.m., eating barbecue and listening to a roller derby girl explain how a dream helped her … Continue reading Guest Post: Local Knowledge from Cincinnati…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Guest Post, Local Knowledge.

76ers to Camden: the South Jersey Strategy

Next City pegs the price of each job coming to Camden with the Sixers practice facility at $1.6 million. New Jersey Policy Perspective’s president, Gordon MacInnes places the number at $328,000. NJ.com says that there will be $76.6 in “direct and indirect taxes”, including “spillover effects,” outstripped by the $82 million in state grants. And Tom Knoche … Continue reading 76ers to Camden: the South Jersey Strategy…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.

A Contrast in Journalistic Approaches

Here we go again. Another groups comes to Camden, makes a quick comparison to third-world problems (in this case it’s Vice contrasting Camden with Darfur), and leads with sensationalized videos of crime, blight, and Camden. I want to contrast that with a compelling, well-written, and, I think, compassionate view of the struggles of youth in … Continue reading A Contrast in Journalistic Approaches…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.

Giving Chris Christie Credit for Camden Requires a Selective Memory

Over the past week, Gov. Christie has been in Camden twice, once to tout the new police force as a policy model, and once in support of education changes. In doing so, there has been a lot of numbers thrown around regarding the new police force, some optimistic, and some that indicate the force is … Continue reading Giving Chris Christie Credit for Camden Requires a Selective Memory…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.