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Kevin Riordan: Many of the poems in David Livewell's award-winning "Shackamaxon" are enlivened by deep scenes of Philadelphia.
Kevin Riordan: Some residents noted that most of the traffic at one drug corner is from the suburbs.
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Christie's comment on drug abuse stirs hope
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On the front lines of the war on drugs in N.J., people are heartened by five words spoken by Gov. Christie.
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Barbershoppers' love notes for Valentine's Day
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"All right, boys," Rich Gray announces as 20 fellows in tuxes arrange themselves in rows. "We're going to air out the songs a bit," he says. "We're going to tune up the performance, work out the kinks - and get some feedback from the lovely ladies who've come here tonight."
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For some, questions about gun shop
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Kevin Riordan: A resident's concern about a S.J. gun shop raises ire of gun-rights advocates.
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Time for a detour on merger
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What does Gov. Christie's proposal to merge Rutgers-Camden into Rowan University remind you of?
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Black history lessons enter the digital age
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Kevin Riordan: Digital technology is recreating the sounds of early African American life in Camden County for Black History Month and beyond.
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Rutgers-Camden, Rowan may marry, but they should keep their names
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Gov. Christie's proposal to "merge" Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University under the Rowan name looks less like a collegial partnership and more like a hostile takeover. Or perhaps a shotgun wedding.
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Camden youth choir has plenty to sing about
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A high school choir from Camden is rehearsing for a European competition. Although they'll sing a selection in Latin, language is hardly the biggest barrier for 25 students from Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy who want to attend the Young Prague festival.
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Gay marriage is about people
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Kevin Riordan: The call for a referendum by N.J. Gov. Christie backs Democrats into a corner.
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For nonagenarian, music's still the thing
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Dave Appell's greatest hits topped the pop charts in the '60s and '70s. But as his 90th birthday approaches, he's still making music.
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Offering Haiti hope, and clinics
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Kevin Riordan: A minor cut and an ordinary tube of antibacterial cream inspired Frank and Leslee Jacobs to build their first medical clinic in Haiti.
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