Well, Jack Ballo’s film, Destiny’s Bridge, has been subpoenaed in a case against Minister Steve Brigham in the ongoing battle over Tent City in Lakewood. Check out the latest here.
Author: hankkalet
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.
The shut down comes to a computer screen near you
I went to a federal website looking for some information a little while ago. The above screen shot shows you how well that went.
Send me an e-mail.
A couple of recent pieces
From NJ Spotlight:
- 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
And from The Progressive Populist:
- News deserts
- GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
News deserts - As Patch continues its slide, cutting staff and potentially closing sites, Kalet asks what is being lost in the process.
Grassroots: On Patch and the spread of ‘News deserts’
My latest column from The Progressive Populist is my take on the slow demise of Patch — my former employer — and the larger question of news deserts.
Send me an e-mail.
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
- 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
- Christie cites Camden’s move to county-wide force as financial model, cops call it union busting
Send me an e-mail.
