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THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY The Swamps of Jersey, Frank Nagler Mysteries Book One: They buried everything in the Old Iron Bog. But who buried the young woman? And why does the ring she was wearing remind Detective Frank Nagler of his old girlfriend? “You can practically smell the corruptive influences and the dank, putrid odor of the swamp in this book. A gritty crime novel that could be ripped from the headlines.” https://www.amazon.com/Swamps-Jersey-Michael-Stephen-Daigle-ebook/dp/B0DGYFCFML?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5PuY3o2z7o1AOorAzpirYsZ
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ALICE in the real world
While writing “The Swamps of Jersey,” my political novel, I included a scene when the protagonist, Frank Nagler and his then-third-grade girlfriend (and later his wife) Martha Shannon, are walking home from school: “They stopped and spoke with everyone on … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Swamps of New Jersey", ALICE, United Way, working poor
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If politicians treat poor people like they treat dirt roads, we’re all in trouble
Seven-hundred-sixty-nine thousand-nine-hundred. I wrote the number out so you’d have to read each word. If that many small businesses were threatened with failure, you can bet there’d be an outcry. If that many utility poles fell, the state would be … Continue reading
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Tagged ALICE, dirt roads, education, Health care, poverty, United Way of Norhern New Jersey
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From blight to hope in 25 years
These are the places we drive an extra block to avoid, the dark places with plywood for windows, broken siding for walls, knee-high grass. The blocks of hollow storefronts, locked gated doors, “For Sale” signs angled on brickface. The places … Continue reading →
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