I hadn’t even opened The Philadelphia Inquirer yet this morning, when I saw this tweet and it’s follow-ups from main editorial writer Daniel Pearson. Mr Pearson wrote, as I have condensed his subsequent tweets:

If you want to know why Kensington ended up being the epicenter of the drug trade, Jones just said it. Can’t have it around the rich folks! Rare to see a politician just straight up admit this rather than going through a whole routine about community input. (No community wants a drug rehab)

If, as he stated, “No community wants a drug rehab (center),” why is Mr Pearson surprised that a local representative would try to stop one? Continue reading →