From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER:
Declaring a state of emergency in Chester and imposing a curfew was a drastic but necessary move to try to stem the bloodshed…
It remains to be seen if the nighttime curfew in five high-crime areas of the city will make a dent. The mayor and City Council on Wednesday extended the emergency order for 30 days – which only puts a Band-Aid on the bigger problems of poverty, lousy schools, and a lack of jobs, which have become entrenched in this hardscrabble city of about 36,000.…
Chester has pinned its economic recovery mostly on the new soccer stadium and the Harrah’s casino. Both will attract some visitors to the waterfront, but not enough to change the economic outlook for the city. Just consider how little the casinos in Atlantic City have helped residents there…
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