tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post4509416654807051713..comments2023-10-16T08:13:46.024-05:00Comments on Arlene Jones - Featured Columnist Austin Weekly News: Where's the Outrage? Where's the Anger?Arlene Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-84476026522026897462008-04-04T15:20:00.000-05:002008-04-04T15:20:00.000-05:00I am a poet and I would like to submit a poem. Th...I am a poet and I would like to submit a poem. Thanks. <BR/> Please Don’t Shoot I Want To <BR/><BR/> Grow Up<BR/><BR/>Can you please aim your weapon in the direction of the entity that you are really dissatisfied with?<BR/>And spare the world the heartache of another young life taken too soon, another child gone, <BR/>one of God’s precious gifts.<BR/>The slogan “Please don’t shoot I want to grow up’,<BR/>Resonates throughout the world and overflow’s our city’s cup.<BR/>Law enforcement counters with earlier curfews,<BR/>Parents chime in with old school virtues.<BR/>‘Baby come home before the street lights go out,<BR/>Cameras on every corner capturing street bouts.<BR/>The same camera zeroes in on children playing,<BR/>In the background you can hear them saying:<BR/>“Please don’t shoot I want to grow up,”<BR/>I have a future, I can see past tomorrow,<BR/>Please don’t shoot it will only bring complete and utter sorrow,<BR/>To both of our lives, as soon as the bullet leaves the chamber<BR/>We will never be the same.<BR/>So please don’t shoot.<BR/>Can you please aim -<BR/>Your weapon in the direction in the entity that you are really <BR/>Dissatisfied with?<BR/>And spare the world the heartache of another young life taken too soon,<BR/>another child gone, one of God’s precious gifts’.<BR/><BR/> Doreen Ambrose-Van LeeMomof3https://www.blogger.com/profile/05902003441057173096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-24143885731189354042008-03-20T02:54:00.000-05:002008-03-20T02:54:00.000-05:00With freedom of speech, anyone can complain about ...With freedom of speech, anyone can complain about anything.<BR/><BR/>Granted, Claypool and Peraica weren't that great. But in Stroger's case, "everyone" knew he would duplicate his dad. Hospital cutbacks, job cutbacks and sales tax hikes are just reruns of his dad's administration. Ironically, the people hurt most by Stroger II are his supporters.Rudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283729709601814103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-46759878999097042702008-03-19T10:25:00.000-05:002008-03-19T10:25:00.000-05:00Because I voted I can complain! Being silent is...Because I voted I can complain! Being silent is the reason too many politicians do want they want.<BR/><BR/>Will I vote for Stroger again? Depends on who the other choice is.<BR/><BR/>We as Cook County residents must always bring to the forefront what is going on and not have our heads stuck in the sand.Arlene Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-66457282535332205462008-03-13T21:11:00.000-05:002008-03-13T21:11:00.000-05:00Hi Westside,How can you complain about Stroger's t...Hi Westside,<BR/><BR/>How can you complain about Stroger's tax increase, when you urged us to vote for him on the old Chicago Defender board?<BR/><BR/>RudyRudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283729709601814103noreply@blogger.com