1. Lincoln Lecture Brochure Produced

A special brochure has been produced at Camden County College concerning the Abraham Lincoln: An American Life Lecture Series.  The brochure provides details about the four, free public lectures being held in March and April 2010 that will...

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

2. Lincoln at 201

On February 12, 2010, Abraham Lincoln turned 201 — a year older and even more revered than before. While governor, Jon Corzine had appointed me to be the state liaison to the national Lincoln bicentennial commission, and later also chair of...

Friday, 12 February 2010 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

3. Casino Blues

There has been a major decline in revenues from the casino industry in Atlantic City--a decline that has major consequences for state tax revenues and for regional employment.  That downturn is seen as a casualty of the great recession or from...

Thursday, 07 January 2010 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

4. Jersey Shore, Jersey Shame

There are certain groups that it is politically correct to stereotype in the most negative ways, and that is especially true of Italian Americans. Going back to the Kefauver hearings in the U.S. Senate, the media has enjoyed telling...

Friday, 11 December 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

5. Citizen Journalism: The Last Refuge?

It wasn't so long ago when newspaper owners throughout the country were picking and choosing letters to the editor to publish based on the opinions expressed, restricting word counts on letters and opinion pieces, and refusing to print news from organizations and businesses unless payment was made.

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

6. Tax-Exempt Status

I frequently get a peculiar public policy question—why don’t we tax churches?  Why are they exempt, especially in times of financial woes?  Actually, while nonprofits in this country generally do not pay property taxes, they often pay a fee in...

Monday, 16 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

7. The Power of Song: How Protest Music Was Ahead of Mainstream Media

Forty years ago this week, Seymour Hersh broke the story of the My Lai massacre, in which hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians were killed by U.S. soldiers. Hersh later was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting, but he may have been...

Thursday, 12 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

8. The Aging of E Street Nation

The Aging of E Street Nation (PDF)

Monday, 02 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

9. David Letterman and His Follies

Do you really care if David Letterman has been fooling around for years with his staff at CBS? I really don’t care one iota.  First, I never liked him and preferred Jay Leno.  I guess it is the prejudice against Midwesterners and for New...

Wednesday, 07 October 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

10. What Did the Press Do Over Summer Vacation?

Now that Labor Day has passed, the kids are back at school writing essays about how they spent their summer vacations. But why let the kids have all the fun? Why not take a look at what the New Jersey media did over the summer as they covered the...

Thursday, 17 September 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail