Programming Alert:
Today, at 10am, on WHYY-91FM's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, Marty takes on the question in this blog post's title. Here's the promo:
Philadelphia's rising murder rate. This week, CBS News did a three-part series on Philadelphia's gun violence. Why is the murder rate so high, and what can be done about it? We'll talk with MEL WELLS, president of One Day At A Time, one of the social services groups featured in the CBS News reports, and KIA GREGORY, a staff writer for The Philadelphia Weekly who has been writing extensively on the city's gun violence.
You can join in the conversation by calling 1-888-477-9499. Listen at 10am on 91FM or click here for ways that you can listen live over the internet.
And, as always, if you missed it, check back here at around noon for a link to download the entire show.
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I wonder what the answer to the question will be.
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So did they answer the question? What can be done?
And by the way, Radio Times has been considering this question for quite some time. Just check out all of these shows dedicated to crime and the murder rate in Philadelphia.