All too often, we hear the men? are upset at residents for attending and speaking out for their particular cause. Evidently the men? have forgotten city council meetings are open to the public. The public has the right to either speak on a specific topic during the time that the topic is on the table and under discussion or they can speak out during the general comment portion of the council meeting. To bad the men? do not want to hear from the residents of Burlingame. Maybe, it is because they are the vocal minority (and we know what they think about the vocal minority) and they do not want to hear from anyone opposed to their position. The men need to realize the Council Chamber is not their personal stage.
I applaud Superintendent De Marto for organizing the parents and having them speak out regarding their children's safety. Jerry has indicated he felt De Marto might have injured his cause fatally, when he decided to get the parents involved in the issue. Based upon everything I have read and heard; the no funding for crossing guards? was a done deal. By having the parents get involved, the issue is still alive. I would rather see a fatally injured cause than a fatally injured child.
Superintendent De Marto, thank you for your concerns and for bringing this issue to the attention of the residents of Burlingame.
- Written by rich grogan
Has anyone ever stated that Mr. De Marto organized the group of parents who showed up that evening? I've never heard that. Did he himself say that? Councilwoman Baylock was wrongly accused of the same thing.
What is wrong with assuming that these parents showed up on their own, because they happen to be very upset and passionate about this still unresolved issue.
Posted by: Jenn | May 23, 2004 at 01:53 AM
You are correct to question everything that Fuchs writes. He screwed up the dollars in question even though it has been quoted in a dozen other articles in the last month. There's no reason to believe he didn't just fabricate something about the superintendent as well. Fuchs was only worth reading before e-mail. Now that parents are getting the real story directly from people they trust there's really no reason to even read him.
Posted by: al | May 23, 2004 at 02:33 AM
Al, as long as there is the printed word, it is incumbent upon concerned citizens to read and/or monitor what is taking place. Unfortunately, the papers tend to have their own agenda; hence some of the authors, columnist, publishers, etc slant and/or distort the issues or facts. One of our greatest freedoms is freedom of the press and the other great freedom is freedom of speech and that is where the citizenry needs to get involved. It is incumbent that the citizens read, correct, and respond any news story where the facts are not correct or there is a misrepresentation of the story. One thing is for sure; apathy will not get you anywhere!
Posted by: rich grogan | May 24, 2004 at 03:06 PM