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Christina Mitchell

Christina has been the Sun Newspapers’ copy editor since 2022. She works closely with our reporters and other team members to deliver accurate news to the people of Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester Counties. She is known for her hands-on approach to reporting, and prides herself on leading by example. Before joining us, she worked as an executive editor at Courier-Post, where she managed a newsroom of 32.

Articles by Christina Mitchell

The gift of charity

In the spirit of the season … That phrase is the way many appeals for helping the needy start out this time of year. After the bounty of Thanksgiving, the…

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Where there’s smoke …

It may come as a surprise, but the American Cancer Society still sponsors the Great American Smokeout every year on the third Thursday in November. Some of us may have…

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Helping students GEAR UP for college

There is good news for New Jersey students who want to get a jump on college. Late last month, the state’s already successful GEAR UP initiative – officially known as…

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Two observances this month put emphasis on hunger in America 

Two observances are putting a spotlight on food poverty: October is Tackling Hunger Month and National School Lunch Week begins on Oct. 14. The school meal program highlights the nutritious…

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Are parents at their wit’s end? The surgeon general says yes

We recently took a look in this space at the issue of anxiety in kids and teens.  The topic drew nationwide attention with the March publication of “The Anxious Generation,”…

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Loss of ‘hockey’ brothers is wake-up call for prevention of DUI

“A strong smell of alcohol.”  It’s one of the first signs a law-enforcement officer will recognize upon encountering a drunk driver. In the case of two beloved siblings who were…

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The value of grandparents in their grandchildren’s lives

Among some of our fondest memories as we age are those that evoke our past, and few things give us as much pleasure as recalling our grandparents: The wrinkled hands…

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The library as a sanctuary for readers – and books  

As reported last week in The Sun, there are more than 30 library systems and four municipalities in New Jersey with book sanctuaries, Moorestown and Pennsauken among them. Nationwide, according…

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Child-care costs are high. Even higher is the cost for companies without it 

Is it possible that child care for employees benefits companies as much as it does the parents who work for them? The answer – according to an April survey of…

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‘Now is the time’: We can do more to make towns livable for seniors  

There’s a movement around the globe to make communities more welcoming and livable for the elderly.  In New Jersey, the effort is being rewarded by recently announced grants available to…

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