The Counter Intelligence Unit has hit the road, traveling to suburban towns and other cities in the tri-state, Greater Philadelphia region. On Monday we were in beautiful Kennett Square, PA and chatted with some really interesting folks to get their perceptions of the city, its elected leadership and the relationship between their part of the world and Philadelphia. From there we went to Wilmington, DE and actually had a good long talk with a gentleman who spent a good deal of time in the 1970s volunteering for Charlie Bowser's 1975 campaign for mayor as the Philadelphia Party candidate.
Today we're heading to world famous Ponzio's in Cherry Hill where I'm sure we'll find folks with opinions about Philadelphia and the issues facing the city and the region. Afterall, I'm told that the migration rate of people from South Philly to South Jersey almost rivals the migration rate from Mexio to the US. (Insert Joey Vento reference here). We'll then pop back over the bridge and head down 95 to Essington, PA and talk with the people who live and work in that blue collar suburb of Philadelphia.
If you're out there today, stop by and see us.
UPDATE: After trekking from diner to diner in southern Delaware County, we finally ended up at the Gateway Diner in Holmes, PA. So if you happened to see the Channel 12 MiniNewsVan (actually, News Minivan since there's no such thing as small news), that was us!