Comments for Cole Camplese: Learning and Innovation http://www.colecamplese.com My Place to Write, Share, and Remember Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:17:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on On Being Open: An Open Letter to Bloomsburg, PA’s Press Enterprise by Matt DeRienzo http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/09/on-being-open-an-open-letter-to-bloomsburg-pas-press-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-55305 Matt DeRienzo Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:17:22 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2723#comment-55305 Amen! Amen!

]]> Comment on Bloomsburg Flood Destroys More than 1,000 Homes by Frank LeVan http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/09/bloomsburg-flood-destroys-more-than-1000-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-55005 Frank LeVan Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2733#comment-55005 Hi Cole, I was looking over your photos of the flood and noticed 136 12th and Catherine Street. This was the prior home of my Grand-dad and Grandmother, Nate and Belle LeVan. She passed many years ago but I have alot of memories of them living there and as a young boy helping to clean up after Agnus when they were also hit by flooding. I'm curious as to how high the water level was inside the house? Our prayers are with everyone in and around town who were so devastated by the flood. My mother still lives in Almedia and luckily was not effected. Thanks for posting the photos. Frank LeVan Fleetwood Hi Cole,
I was looking over your photos of the flood and noticed 136 12th and Catherine Street. This was the prior home of my Grand-dad and Grandmother, Nate and Belle LeVan. She passed many years ago but I have alot of memories of them living there and as a young boy helping to clean up after Agnus when they were also hit by flooding. I’m curious as to how high the water level was inside the house? Our prayers are with everyone in and around town who were so devastated by the flood. My mother still lives in Almedia and luckily was not effected. Thanks for posting the photos.
Frank LeVan
Fleetwood

]]> Comment on Press Enterprise and Openness? by Cole Camplese http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/10/press-enterprise-and-openness/comment-page-1/#comment-54929 Cole Camplese Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:29:01 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2777#comment-54929 Brandon, on the contrary I suspect their subscription base has grown ... even if it is temporary. I read in one of the few oral histories of the Press I could find that the greatest boom in their business came during the 1972 flood. People want to know what is going on -- I could even stretch that to they *need* to know what is going on. I hate to feel this way, but it hurts me to see them work to increase profit during this time. I understand it is a business, but one that is built on the foundation of the community. What people need is an alternative and open source of community information. Something like http://thebloomsburgdaily.com perhaps? Brandon, on the contrary I suspect their subscription base has grown … even if it is temporary. I read in one of the few oral histories of the Press I could find that the greatest boom in their business came during the 1972 flood. People want to know what is going on — I could even stretch that to they *need* to know what is going on. I hate to feel this way, but it hurts me to see them work to increase profit during this time. I understand it is a business, but one that is built on the foundation of the community. What people need is an alternative and open source of community information. Something like http://thebloomsburgdaily.com perhaps?

]]> Comment on Press Enterprise and Openness? by Brandon http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/10/press-enterprise-and-openness/comment-page-1/#comment-54928 Brandon Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:24:03 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2777#comment-54928 Has the Press lost subscribers, digital or print, as a result of their silence and inaction in this area? I would cancel mine; they are a business, as many have pointed out, but I am a consumer and I can choose where to spend my money. That wouldn't help the area recover, but it would let the Press know how much the community appreciates their cooperation. Has the Press lost subscribers, digital or print, as a result of their silence and inaction in this area? I would cancel mine; they are a business, as many have pointed out, but I am a consumer and I can choose where to spend my money. That wouldn’t help the area recover, but it would let the Press know how much the community appreciates their cooperation.

]]> Comment on Press Enterprise and Openness? by Cole Camplese http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/10/press-enterprise-and-openness/comment-page-1/#comment-54927 Cole Camplese Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:50:39 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2777#comment-54927 I did edit it down to get it within their requested limits. I resubmitted it on Saturday morning ... nothing so far. Either way, the news above is an interesting change in direction. I sincerely hope it is a sign of things to come! I did edit it down to get it within their requested limits. I resubmitted it on Saturday morning … nothing so far. Either way, the news above is an interesting change in direction. I sincerely hope it is a sign of things to come!

]]> Comment on Press Enterprise and Openness? by Marilyn Witherup http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/10/press-enterprise-and-openness/comment-page-1/#comment-54904 Marilyn Witherup Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:05:50 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2777#comment-54904 Bravo! Indeed that is progress. Did you make the effort to condense your editorial page letter? Bravo! Indeed that is progress. Did you make the effort to condense your editorial page letter?

]]> Comment on Altering the Rhetoric in Bloomsburg by Elizabeth http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/09/altering-the-rhetoric-in-bloomsburg/comment-page-1/#comment-54825 Elizabeth Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:12:59 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2765#comment-54825 I agree with Matt that it's similar to New Orleans. The one factor I haven't heard is the economic factor. I don't think people choose to live in a flood zone - rather they choose to live in a place they can afford. Flood zones are often cheaper because (d'uh) they do get flooded, It was true in the 9th Ward and I'm pretty sure it was true in Lewisburg where I had family. I haven't commented before on this before, but the truth is that I'm stunned by the scale of the disaster. Between the earthquake and the tropical storm events, I felt like I was checking in on my entire family all the time for several weeks. Fortunately, most of them are able to afford housing outside the main flood zones and little damage occurred. Even so, I had an interesting conversation with a friend in N. Virginia as she was trying to figure out if there was a way home without a bridge washed out. It was a little scary. I think we are just beginning to understand the scale of this. It's a shame that Bloomsburg isn't "big" enough to get its share of the coverage. I agree with Matt that it’s similar to New Orleans. The one factor I haven’t heard is the economic factor.

I don’t think people choose to live in a flood zone – rather they choose to live in a place they can afford. Flood zones are often cheaper because (d’uh) they do get flooded, It was true in the 9th Ward and I’m pretty sure it was true in Lewisburg where I had family.

I haven’t commented before on this before, but the truth is that I’m stunned by the scale of the disaster. Between the earthquake and the tropical storm events, I felt like I was checking in on my entire family all the time for several weeks.

Fortunately, most of them are able to afford housing outside the main flood zones and little damage occurred. Even so, I had an interesting conversation with a friend in N. Virginia as she was trying to figure out if there was a way home without a bridge washed out. It was a little scary.

I think we are just beginning to understand the scale of this. It’s a shame that Bloomsburg isn’t “big” enough to get its share of the coverage.

]]> Comment on Altering the Rhetoric in Bloomsburg by Matt Meyer http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/09/altering-the-rhetoric-in-bloomsburg/comment-page-1/#comment-54815 Matt Meyer Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:27:47 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2765#comment-54815 I believe you are seeing, at a smaller scale of course, the dynamic that the residents of New Orleans to this day still experience from Hurricane Katrina. You know the argument: "they shouldn't even HAVE a city there, most of it's under sea level". But that position was really nothing more than at thin mask of socioeconomic prejudice. Ironically, the position is economically self-defeating for a community. Communities typically rebuild the most 'affluent' areas first and then make their way to the less affluent areas. Anyone who has visited New Orleans since Katrina can tell you this. Where communities wonder if it's worth investing resources in the less affluent areas, they need to consider the overall economic picture of NOT doing so. New Orleans' dynamic is more severe than Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg's 'wrong side of the tracks' real estate has tremendous value to the community that they need to better come to grips with before this rhetoric gets too far. The other thing the community needs to keep in mind; the flood victims, for the most part, aren't leaving. Even if they wanted to, most couldn't. Not doing more at this catastrophic time to help them not only deepens the socioeconomic divide, it hurts the growth of the entire community, top to bottom. Big picture thinking required. I believe you are seeing, at a smaller scale of course, the dynamic that the residents of New Orleans to this day still experience from Hurricane Katrina. You know the argument: “they shouldn’t even HAVE a city there, most of it’s under sea level”. But that position was really nothing more than at thin mask of socioeconomic prejudice. Ironically, the position is economically self-defeating for a community.

Communities typically rebuild the most ‘affluent’ areas first and then make their way to the less affluent areas. Anyone who has visited New Orleans since Katrina can tell you this. Where communities wonder if it’s worth investing resources in the less affluent areas, they need to consider the overall economic picture of NOT doing so. New Orleans’ dynamic is more severe than Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg’s ‘wrong side of the tracks’ real estate has tremendous value to the community that they need to better come to grips with before this rhetoric gets too far.

The other thing the community needs to keep in mind; the flood victims, for the most part, aren’t leaving. Even if they wanted to, most couldn’t. Not doing more at this catastrophic time to help them not only deepens the socioeconomic divide, it hurts the growth of the entire community, top to bottom. Big picture thinking required.

]]> Comment on On Being Open: An Open Letter to Bloomsburg, PA’s Press Enterprise by Eileen Gaughan Cizewski http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/09/on-being-open-an-open-letter-to-bloomsburg-pas-press-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-54646 Eileen Gaughan Cizewski Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:05:34 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2723#comment-54646 I concur with Cole. Dearest Press, withholding this information at a time of such mass tragedy does more harm than good. Your pages have recently chided the town for pulling dumpsters too soon. We feel just the same about your choice to end free access so soon. Another topic preached among your pages is the need for volnteerism, donations, and sacrafice. Please lead by example. If expenses matter most, consider seeking the difference from your advertisers. WHLM and The Daily Item have been taking care of the consumers near and far via the web. We beg that you do too. Thank you, Eileen Cizewski I concur with Cole. Dearest Press, withholding this information at a time of such mass tragedy does more harm than good.

Your pages have recently chided the town for pulling dumpsters too soon. We feel just the same about your choice to end free access so soon.

Another topic preached among your pages is the need for volnteerism, donations, and sacrafice. Please lead by example.

If expenses matter most, consider seeking the difference from your advertisers. WHLM and The Daily Item have been taking care of the consumers near and far via the web. We beg that you do too.

Thank you,

Eileen Cizewski

]]> Comment on Abandonment by Cole Camplese http://www.colecamplese.com/2011/09/abandonment/comment-page-1/#comment-54638 Cole Camplese Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.colecamplese.com/?p=2747#comment-54638 Thanks, Jamie. I was trying to find a way to bring some of these ideas together. I find myself struggling to make sense of all the ideas racing in my head at the moment. Writing something that might help with that is where I am at. Yes, finding where to give is really difficult ... one would expect to find it at the local news site, but we've been over that. Both the Red Cross and Agape have been unreal in Bloomsburg since the moment the water started to rise. Thank you for caring and for understanding how difficult all this is for so many! Thanks, Jamie. I was trying to find a way to bring some of these ideas together. I find myself struggling to make sense of all the ideas racing in my head at the moment. Writing something that might help with that is where I am at. Yes, finding where to give is really difficult … one would expect to find it at the local news site, but we’ve been over that. Both the Red Cross and Agape have been unreal in Bloomsburg since the moment the water started to rise. Thank you for caring and for understanding how difficult all this is for so many!

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