Delaware
Beau Biden Hospitalized in Walter Reed Medical Center
From the News Journal:
Beau Biden, the son of Vice President Joe Biden and a Democratic candidate for governor of Delaware in 2016, has been hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for an undisclosed illness.
The vice president’s office confirmed Tuesday that Beau Biden was undergoing treatment, but did not go into further details.
Alright. First things first. I really don’t think there is any Delawarean out there, save the truly evil conservatives among us who are already destined for Hell, who doesn’t wish Beau Biden the best of health, and have been wishing him a recovery from whatever it is he has been dealing with lo these many years now. I truly hope whatever Mr. Biden is getting treatment for is not serious and he is getting well.
And yes, in a perfect world, normally, we all are entitled to privacy in our private lives and concerning our medical treatments.
But, “undisclosed illness” and “did not go into further details?”
That has to stop. Now.
Mayor Williams Holds Another Town Meeting
This one is tomorrow, Tuesday May 19th at P.S. duPont. Please come out to ask the Mayor about the status of implementing the Wilmington Public Safety Strategies Commission recommendations (some of these recommendations are largely in line with President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing report. Or just ask him about the political agendas that are somehow more proactive about the safety of Wilmingtonians than his own plan is. Handcuffs are optional for this event, but if you got ’em, wear ’em!
Camden Gets the Kudos for Community Policing that Wilmington Could Have Had
So you’ve heard me talk about the successes that Camden has had in bending the curve of their crime and violence issues — and today, President Obama travels to Camden to recommend the Camden Community Policing approach as a national model. This accompanies the release of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing report today:
The report endorsed Thomson’s view that “community policing cannot be a program, unit, strategy or tactic. It must be the core principle that lies at the foundation of a police department’s culture.
“The only way to significantly reduce fear, crime and disorder, and then sustain these gains is to leverage the greatest force multiplier: the people of the community,” Thomson testified.
Sunday Daily Delawhere [5.17.15]
Art Gallery in Downtown Rehoboth, by Mike Druckenbrod of PhotostoArt.
The Weekly Addresses
The President highlights the importance of expanding opportunity for all Americans — a principle that has guided his work throughout the past six years.
Governor Markell highlights the need for investment in a modernized infrastructure network to promote long-term economic activity and improve road safety.
Carper & Coons Back Together Again
Both voted for fast track yesterday.
Well, that didn’t take long.
Ditch the Seige Mentality, It’s Hurting Wilmington
It isn’t news that cities like Camden, NJ and Philadelphia, PA are reducing their violent crime statistics. I’ve been posting that news along with most of the posts I write here about the current situation in Wilmington. What these cities have done includes re-orienting themselves to data and intelligence-driven forces, able to address crime hot spots and get out in front of crime — rather than simply wait for a phone call to respond to. Heck, even the SEPTA has moved to a data-driven policing model and is clearly bending the curve on their own crime problem.
So what’s wrong with Wilmington?
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