DAILY GRINDER: Camden Officially Poorest U.S. City
Camden is now officially the poorest city in the United States. It was announced late last week that the New Jersey city across the Delaware has replaced the also localish Reading, Pennsylvania in this dishonor—although the margin of error when it comes to measuring poverty could make it hard to tell which is actually the poorest. Not sure how I missed this...
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Nutter, Bicycle Coalition Unveil ‘The Circuit’
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and others, including the Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia today launched a campaign to celebrate the greater Philadelphia region’s bicycle trails and trip-planning website, which they are calling The Circuit. The Circuit is a series of bicycle and walking trails in places like Philadelphia, Camden, Downingtown, Doylestown,...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Santorum has Poor Showing in ‘Dead Ground’ New Hampshire
Last night, Rick Santorum again tried and failed. He came in 5th place in the New Hampshire primary, swallowing just 10 percent of the vote. We liveblogged the thing. But long story short, everything they said might happen in New Hampshire, happened. Mitt Romney won, then came Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Gingrich and Santorum. Most voters in New Hampshire were interested...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Sunday Beer Hours Extended
The Pennsylvania Legislature voted yesterday to extend Sunday beer hours, in spite of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s “You’re gonna get raped” ad campaign. The way it was, you were only allowed to shop from noon until 5 p.m. Now, assuming Gov. Corbett spills some ink, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The PLCB doesn’t sell beer, though it does license beer distributors....
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Philly Firefighters Take To Camden
If you think the strange rule of Chris Christie didn’t have an effect on you just because you’re separated from him by a river and a state line, think again. The governor has thrown Camden to the wolves, letting 168 police and 67 firemen turn in their boots due to budget cuts, and leaving “about 200 cops to patrol 80,000 residents, half of whom live in...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Welcome To Camden; On The Right You’ll See What Used To Be Our Police, Firefighters and Libraries
Camden, the city across the Delaware that won America’s heart, has now closed their downtown library. Yeah, that happened. What else could they possibly do to that city? [Fox News] On Friday, students at West Philadelphia High staged a walkout with a list of demands. Because West Philadelphia High ranks as a “Promise” school, they’re given tons of extra...
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Daily Grinder: 19,400 Reasons To Get Smart(er) On Crime!
District Attorney Seth Williams admits, maybe, there may have been, like, a mistake or two when he mass-dismissed the criminal charges against 19,400 fugitives who’ve skipped bail. Sex crimes and robberies were erased as part of the plan and Williams says these serious crimes were miscoded by the courts and then withdrawn “in error” by his office. But,...
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Camden To Shut Down Libraries
In a blessing amongst many for the quaint riverside town across the Delaware, it looks like Camden will be closing all its public libraries by the end of the year. And the people there seem to be a little “meh” about it. Philly.com: At an emotional but sparsely attended meeting of the library board Thursday, its president, Martin McKernan, said the city’s...
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