Excuse Me, Are You Listening?

Dear Readers,

The sky wept on the earth as it opened a chasm of daylight. Slowly, like time broken down into half pasts, then minutes as I pondered the ticking of time down to seconds. I exhaled and turned into the driveway of the cemetery of Chapel Hill.  I recalled my meeting with a mother, Vivian Bodiford, who was still in an conscious state of shock that her only son had been murdered.

My most memorable experiences on the campaign trail are starting to pile up.  I will probably have many memorable experiences but I have been taken in and loved by some in the complexes that we have in Lansing for the senior citizens and the disabled. 

Dear Readers,

I want to say thank you to those of you who are supporting my run for City Council At Large.  I want you to know that I am not planning on stopping the production of this newspaper.

I own a newspaper that is published and distributed in Lansing.  I have been volunteering in Lansing at all levels for nine years.  I volunteer for different ages, cultures and schools.  The entire city of Lansing has been a part of my life, not just the 4th Ward.  I actually live on the border of the 4th Ward and very close to the 1st Ward.  I do more within the walls of the 1st Ward than the 4th.    I know my neighborhood very well after being involved with it for over  20 years but after driving around and delivering in the entire city,  I know it well too.

It was about 7:00 a.m. in the morning.  The birds were beginning to chirp.  The children were ready for school and the coffee was percolating in the pot.

After a long conversation with myself, I took my daughter to see the “Color Purple”.  My daughter, Anissa, is 7 years old.  The “Color Purple” is a play that begins with youthfulness and the promises it holds.  However, the innocence of youth begins to quickly unravel.

Hello, from the campaign trail.  I’m so excited about running for City Council.  It has been great. I’m learning a lot about people.  I knew that politics stirred emotions but I want people to think about this.

I am running for City Council at Large.  I have had many citizens of Lansing say that they don’t know much about local government but that is one of the reasons why we should begin to learn.

Happy 8th Anniversary edition to us!!!  We have completed our survey.  It was interesting finding out what people thought.  I can tell you that our readers are very educated.  Even though most our readers are African-American, The New Citizens Press offers news about our burgeoning multicultural community.  We also offer a wide spectrum of opinions from our novice and experienced writers across the nation and the world.