The Courier-Post’s Jeremy Rosen has proposed the creation of a consolidated “New City” in which Camden would be joined by the adjacent towns of Cherry Hill, Pennsauken, Collingswood, Woodlynne and Merchantville. He would approach the proposed consolidation of area police differently and would argue for the benefits to Camden in particular of other shared services, … Continue reading Conceiving a Greater Camden…
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An Election Year Challenge: Prosperity Across the Income Specturm
The New York Times columnist Ross Douthat too often reverts to mindless labels, such as calling Keystone pipeline protesters part of the “decadent left” (see posting for December 4, 2011). In the Sunday Review section for January 15, however, he makes a nice point about the current debate within the GOP over Bain Capital. Bain … Continue reading An Election Year Challenge: Prosperity Across the Income Specturm…
Father and Son: George and Mitt both Moderates?
One of the most frequent charges Newt Gingrich lobbed against Mitt Romney in New Hampshire was that he is a “Massachusetts moderate.” Specifically Gingrich attempted to associate Romney with memories of the failed Democratic candidacies of Michael Dukaukis and John Kerry, throwing in the additional complaint that Romney ran to the left Ted Kennedy in … Continue reading Father and Son: George and Mitt both Moderates?…
Keystone XL Again
While Yale ’64’s Gus Speth could take some solace in President Obama’s decision to postpone a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that threatens severe damage to the environment, Republicans in Congress have been trying to force the project through by by attaching it to a proposed extension of the payroll tax cut. Not … Continue reading Keystone XL Again…
In Camden, Looking for Vision
According to news this week, the way has been cleared finally for Campbell Soup to acquire the historic Sears building on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden. Although Campbell spokesman Anthony Sanzio says the poor economy has raised doubts about the company’s plans to build a suburban-style office center at the site, the presumption is that … Continue reading In Camden, Looking for Vision…
Looking at the Demise of Pruitt-Igoe, Questions about Public Housing Remain
One of the featured events at the SACRPH conference in Baltimore was a screening of the new documentary “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth,” detailing the rise and fall of the notorious public housing project in St. Louis that was demolished only 17 years after its highly-touted construction in 1955. The American Historical Association has recently recognized the … Continue reading Looking at the Demise of Pruitt-Igoe, Questions about Public Housing Remain…