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Camden Chatter: Waterfront Overtime
“Camden Chatter” is a series of blog posts by Rutgers-Camden PhD Candidate Christopher Wheeler on the “chatter” on social media about Camden. Here are his thoughts on the past week’s top stories (Editor’s note: I’ll be sharing and writing about a neighborhood perspective on this later in the week that shows the negative impacts such … Continue reading Camden Chatter: Waterfront Overtime…
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Camden Chatter: When the Water Breaks
“Camden Chatter” is a series of blog posts by Rutgers-Camden Ph.D. Candidate Christopher Wheeler on the “chatter” on social media about Camden. Here are his thoughts on the past week’s top stories: Share it!
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Community Voice: More Lights (Literal and Metaphorical)
Here’s an email sent to me by a reader (who asked to remain anonymous, but allowed me to reprint here) explaining what goes on behind the scenes when it comes to simple things like lights in Camden City: I was reading your post and saw the mention of the fire hydrants. :) it is a … Continue reading Community Voice: More Lights (Literal and Metaphorical)…
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Broken (Lights) Theory
One thing I often hear during my trips to neighborhood meetings is an adopted and adapted version of Broken Windows Theory. Most interpretations of James Q. Wilson and Kelling’s theory apply it to crime; they focus on eliminating small disorder. Neighborhoods often take it another direction. They focus on the physical; making Broken Windows Theory … Continue reading Broken (Lights) Theory…
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Community Voice: This Was All Planned
Yesterday, Keith Benson’s post on the Camden education debate brought a lot of folks here. Welcome! It was also a landmark day for the Local Knowledge blog – it was our first guest post from a local teacher, and first guest post from a Camden resident. Thanks! I received a lot of wonderful feedback (some … Continue reading Community Voice: This Was All Planned…
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