It's ironic that I picked today to sing the praises of Chester in my print column.
I've been in the city twice in the last month to take note of some good things that are happening there. The first night we took our 'Live From the Newsroom' to Open Mike's Internet Cafe on Avenue of the States. It's part of the buzz surrounding the city's culture and arts.
Then last week we were back at Widener University for a special show with departing Widener President Dr. James Harris. He has been good to his word and the school's mission, making it much more a part of the city.
But that is not to say that Chester does not still have issues.
Gun violence is prime among them.
Oddly enough, there were several shootings in the city over the weekend.
The first, a fatal shooting, was reported Friday night in the 900 block of McDowell Avenue in the Sun Village section.
Saturday night two more people were shot about 10:30 in the 2700 block of West Third Street.
But you'd be hard-pressed to find out about it.
We tried all weekend. First with police, then with the mayor. No one was talking.
I have no idea why. Maybe it's because a contentious mayoral primary is going on in the city. Mayor John Linder is being challenged in the Democratic Primary by longtime state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland.
On thing is certain.
Chester's gun violence problem is not going to go away by ignoring it.
We'll get the details today.
And we'll also try to find out why it was impossible to report this news over the weekend.
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