Back to blogging

Back to the blog, after a nearly two-week break caused by some writing assignments — more on that when appropriate — and an excessive amount of grading.

Here are two recent pieces from NJ Spotlight, published in recent weeks, including one on Friday’s marriage-equality decision:

Likely Christie Appeal Casts Pall on Superior Court Ruling on Gay Marriage: Hank Kalet |September 30, 2013 | Social; Plaintiff’s legal team doubts governor has grounds for stay, will continue battle in State Supreme Court if necessary
Violent Crimes Climb as Police Layoffs Take Their Toll on NJ’s Troubled Cities: Hank Kalet |September 18, 2013 | More Issues, Social; Christie cites Camden’s move to county-wide force as financial model, cops call it union busting

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet

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The obvious solution to a rising crime rate is to close down the police departments, to privatize the police and to leave it to free market laissez-faire predatory capitalism to come to the rescue. The immediate benefits would be the busting of those evil police unions and we would have more competition in police protection and it would be based on a fee for service basis. If you call 911 for a life or death emergency you would first have to give your credit card number or have paid monthly or yearly fees. See how fair that is? We would have charter police departments or voucher police departments the way they do with the public schools alongside the private police departments, like the Pinkertons. What could possibly go wrong? (sarcasm alert)

Broken Cord: An Anthology of Writing on Alzheimer’s and Dementia

We are looking to raise seed money for an anthology of writing on Alzheimer’s and dementia. The anthology will be the first project from a new small press. All proceeds will go to research and care groups. Contributors who donate $20 or more will get copies of the anthology and a mention on the acknowledgements page. Writers, we are looking for poems, fiction, and essays on dementia and Alzheimer’s. They can be from any perspective — care-givers, family, the person with dementia.

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Anonymous says:

October 2, 2013 at 4:29 pm

The obvious solution to a rising crime rate is to close down the police departments, to privatize the police and to leave it to free market laissez-faire predatory capitalism to come to the rescue. The immediate benefits would be the busting of those evil police unions and we would have more competition in police protection and it would be based on a fee for service basis. If you call 911 for a life or death emergency you would first have to give your credit card number or have paid monthly or yearly fees. See how fair that is? We would have charter police departments or voucher police departments the way they do with the public schools alongside the private police departments, like the Pinkertons. What could possibly go wrong? (sarcasm alert)

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