Why do you visit Trenton?
New to http://www.trentonian.com/ is local video produced by photographer Jackie Schear.
On the site right now is a question-and-answer session she shot in Princeton, asking passerby when the last time they visited Trenton and why, and what would get them to visit the city more.
Check it out by clicking here.
On the site right now is a question-and-answer session she shot in Princeton, asking passerby when the last time they visited Trenton and why, and what would get them to visit the city more.
Check it out by clicking here.
Labels: Jackie Schear, Princeton
posted by Trentonian Editor at
10:09 PM
6 Comments:
Your web site is becoming as trashy as your newspaper rag... When you click on the link it sends you to the outrage on the Jena 6. Looks like your copy editor is doing part time work on the web site!
When I clicked on looking for the interviews , I was happy to see the Jena 6 video. Good work in filming it. I know some of the participants and wished that I had been there to participate. As far as the last commenter perhaps she was not interested however Jena 6 is an American problem. I support the participants and I believe that there was injustice in Jena. I also am curious as to why the beautiful tree was cut down? I do not understand the significance of cutting it down unless it was to ensure that no one sat under it and that also was wrong. A hate crime was committed there that was not dealt with at all.Is it legal for teenagers to carry guns and if not why was the teen who threatened some members of the Jena 6 with it not arrested? If the officials in Jena had dealt with the problems at Jena High School it would not have escalated to the level of that boy getting hurt.Yes the other boys should have exercised self control instead of fighting but does the punishment fit the crime .I was considering moving south upon retirement but now I must rethink this because how could this happen in 2007 when there are so many issues that should be uniting the nation.In my opinion the Jena situation only proves that "RACE MATTERS". I remember years ago when Princeton University held a three day conference on race relations in America. Top level professors of various ethnic backgrounds from colleges across the nation participated and the conclusion of the summitt was that race matters in America.
Reasons for visiting trenton are to attend concerts and plays, sporting events, to visit friends, to work, to eat at restaurants, to shop ,to go to New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles, New Jersey Pensions and the social security office. I used to go to the YWCA for swimming lessons for my son, the museum and planetarium and the State House. There is a state library and other state agencies are there.
Great question, perhaps....
1. After viewing a concert at the Sovereign Bank Arena, take a close up view of absolute failure of government and leadership in the States capital city.
2. While dining at the Marriott, learn how crime and corruption is overlooked by the very people who have sworn to irradicate it.
3. After leaving a Thunders Game, judge for yourself how the Mayor's hand picked school board cronies, chosen to do one of the most important jobs in the city, have no clue, what the job is.
4. After having a few drinks at Joe's Mill Hill Saloon, watch citizens lose their jobs, while being forced to live with gangs, violence, filth, corruption, and governmental waste.
However.....
5. Before leaving the Mill Hill Play House, purchase tickets to see the real show, at City Hall. Starring, a Mayor who after twenty years of citizen support, does nothing but smile, pose and accept monetary gifts from unethical political allies. The Mayor who makes every attempt to secure his own political future, while showing no concern for the citizens he swore to represent, or the students he promised to have educated. In the second act, you'll see a Mayor ignoring the seniors who believed in him, as he continues to falter in his attempt to tackle the crime he swore did not exist. It's a great,great show. Yes, of all the reasons to visit Trenton, this is the greatest attraction of all. The show going on in the Office of Mayor Douglas H. Palmer.
Anonymous. How did you get so insightful? The legislature should hire you to represent the peoples issues regarding campaign strategies and promises. You spoke of every ill the City and State face, from a working perons point of view. It make sense, which is more consideration than we usually get.
Aw shucks, Sarah, I'm just using my three brain cells left after watching Survivor China.You obviously have a great taste in men. So are you as hot as you are smart? Never dated a rich girl from L'ville, have you ever slummed it in T-town before?
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