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Kenya Trip Expands Outlook on Africa
Cloudless blue skies, 75-degree weather with no humidity and summer breezes, and hundreds of varieties of flowering bushes and trees are the backdrop for Kenya, a nation in crisis.
Kenya is a long way from the United States, far enough away to be out of sight and out of mind despite post-election violence. That is the impression one gets from the news media and its rapidly waning coverage.
Nothing could be further from reality. Experience teaches. It is simple as that.
When my older son, Joel, said his fiancée, Dawn Kuguru, wanted to be married in her native Kenya, it was overwhelming to me. All I could think was, "You've got to be kidding!"
That was almost a year ago, and now my family and I have returned from what we consider a life-enriching experience.
Region four wrestling results
David George (St. Xavier) d. Russ Whatley (Trinity). 171 - Brad Hitchings (Trinity) d. Ethan Dunn (Moore); Ian Amburgey (St. Xavier) d. Adrian King (Seneca). 189 - Jordon Tennyson (Central) d. Robert Lange (St. Xavier); Jesse Harrod (Trinity) d. Alex Stengel (Seneca). 215 - Brock Messina (Trinity) d. Dre Wesley (Central); Evan Gooch (St. Xavier) d. Jake Falone (Seneca). 285 - Jordan Whiting (Trinity) d. Mister Cobble (Central); Derek Farley (Moore) d. Cody Hall (Seneca). .
Police investigate shooting in Algiers
This comment is in regards to the cover article on the crime issues that face New Orleans. While I thought the article was much needed and covered the frustrations over how to deal with crime in our city, it seems to me that the perspective is flawed. How can you solve the crime facing our beloved city, if you dont face up to the issues of poverty and rebuilding? How can you continue to fault the police department, and the mayor and district attorney, if you cant look your own self in the face, where the extremities of wealth sit next to the woes of poverty (white and black)? How can you talk about these issues when youre city cares more about the tourist dollar and fixing up the warehouse district than putting the money into the rest of the city, that still stands silent with abandoned houses and failing hospitals and infrastructure? While I most definitely believe the police are doing a better job, especially in regards to more community involvement and the beats cop walking the streets, they have to do a better job of getting the news to the people, and that includes this newspaper and mostly the television news that sometimes verges on entertainment rather than covering the news that actually matters.
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