TBW Daily Diary

Kevin Hancock celebrates his birthday tomorrow . . . Happy to add David Griffith as a friend on my Facebook page. Have known David for years; he was a Penn State football player way back when . . . City Council is at last stepping forward to fill the leadership void at city hall; about time. We wish them every success . . . Roving armed blacks, in gangs and alone, have been menacing the city daily for most of the summer. The guns involved frequently discharge accidentally or intentionally and many have been injured and a few killed. Very few of these events are reported by the Patriot News; I could fill the blog two or three times a week were I to report everything that crosses my desk. As far as I know Mayor Thompson has not addressed this growing problem in any fashion. She needs to step forward immediately . . . BUT the talk of the day is a victory of sorts for justice. Last night a legislator--a champion of volunteer fire companies--was returning to his uptown home near Bob's house and as he parked he was confronted by four blacks in hoodies with bad intentions. To shorten the story, he quickly crawled back into the car and as one pulled a gun the victim hit the fire siren that was mounted in the car. The perps fled, the police were summoned, and they caught two of the gang who were incarcerated . . . A lot of publicity has already occurred and more is surely to follow . . .