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From Camden Renewal
Ground Zero: Camden Resident Phil Cohen Contact
Phil Cohen Through a Web site of its stories, city 'can be a place again' By Joseph A Gambardello Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer"Phil Cohen wants to rebuild Camden story by story.It could be the history of Camden Beer or the mystery surrounding the shooting death of police Detective William Feitz in a "disorderly house" in South Camden in 1934.Perhaps it's the aborted plan to put a bar in City Hall, or the film script that could be drawn from the life of the man who gave his name to Dudley Grange.If it's a tale about Camden, Cohen may already know it - or would love to have it for his incongruously named Delaware Valley Rhythm and Blues Society Web site (www.dvrbs.com)." Essays by Phil Cohen:
A History of Camden, New Jersey by Phil Cohen LAST thing Camden needs is more low-income housing. by Phil Cohen "We in Camden have as much right to Not In My Back Yard when it comes to homeless shelters, half-way houses for paroled criminals, and drug clinics…. If anything, we in Camden perhaps have a greater claim, because Camden has been pulling the rest of the county’s weight for the maintenance of the dysfunctional for far too many years. Why is it, then that when the “social service industry” is so quick to defend their constituency/clients/customer base, so little is done to defend or promote the interest of the homeowner or business-person? "The absolutely LAST thing Camden needs is more low-income housing. This town will never come back as long as it becomes the dumping ground for South Jersey's poor. Camden CANNOT be the host for more half-way houses, homeless shelters, or facilities of any kind to warehouse what Haddonfield and Cherry Hill don't want." - Phil Cohen |