I’ve been writing or editing stories about addiction for the better part of the last decade. While the heroin and opiate epidemic have been the source of countless news stories over the last couple of years, our newspaper, with its proximity to Camden, has been covering the issue a lot longer than a lot of others. So, at the risk of sounding flip about a subject that deserves the utmost seriousness, it’s sometimes difficult to come up with new ways to write about addiction. And I’m especially careful about staying away from “addiction porn,” writing sensational stories about people who … Continue reading From the Notebook: The stigma

New Jersey’s new Attorney General came to Camden last week to announce arrests in an interstate gun trafficking ring. Gurbir Grewal was a striking figure at the presser, and not just because this was his first visit to South Jersey as the state’s AG. He’s tall, yes. And he wore a suit, unlike the police officials who surrounded him, all in their respective uniforms. But that wasn’t what made him unique. Grewal wore a turban, the same color blue as his suit. He’s the first Sikh to hold the office of Attorney General in New Jersey. And when I wrote … Continue reading From the Notebook: Gurbir Grewal

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