Camden News

Merger plan will harm Camden's effort to recover
Camden doesn't need another blow to its always fragile efforts to recover from decades of decline. The proposed merger of Rutgers-Camden with Rowan University is being touted by its supporters as a move that could help reverse that pattern by creating an outstanding research institution. Unfortunately, under the current plan, such a move would almost certainly have just the opposite effect.

Kevin Riordan: Time for a detour on road to merging Rowan, Rutgers-Camden
Gov. Christie's proposal to merge Rutgers-Camden into Rowan University reminds me of . . . Admiral Wilson Boulevard. Consider: A dozen years ago, a Republican governor named Christine Todd Whitman sought to transform South Jersey's notorious strip from sleazy to scenic.

Crowds flock to see Prince Charles visit Camden churches
Crowds welcomed Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to Camden to celebrate the transformative work of churches in the community last Thursday (February 2).

Obituary Barney Barnett
Barney Barnett, 59, of Camden, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Ouachita County Medical Center.

Camden Property upgraded to Buy from Hold at ISI Group
07:57 EDT Camden Property upgraded to Buy from Hold at ISI Group

From heaven to hell, Greek sport in freefall
ATHENS (Reuters) - Peeling paint flakes from Athens' Olympic park. Its entrances locked, this once sparkling edifice to sporting greatness lies rotting and largely unused -- maintenance costs too high for near-bankrupt Greece to operate. The rate of decay and dilapidation in just eight years provides a visual clue to the Greek scenario, one as effective as any economist's report or politician's ...

Next at NBC Sports: The Olympics...And Baseball?
As the network looks to add content, NBC Sports chief Mark Lazarus calls baseball a premiere...

Historic Venues of the 2012 Olympics
London has evolved from a rich, historic background, to a modern city. Likewise, the Olympics now combine both old and new sporting traditions. The London 2012 Olympics will make use of some of the city's oldest buildings and grounds as venues for international competition.

Olympic sport this week
Jess Ennis set to defend pentathlon title in UK trials, plus cycling's Tour of Qatar and archery's World Indoor Championships

Egypt Football Riots a Reminder that Sport Isn't Life
Football isn't life. No sport is life. Nothing is life except, of course, life . 74 people are dead, and that number may very well go up sooner than later, after the post-match violence that occurred in a football stadium located in Port Said, Egypt.