Historical November–December 2016 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Today I offer comments on three disparate items, beginning with the November elections.
This is the worst election that I recall living through and I started paying attention in 1960 when I was 14. Slash and burn strategies leave little room for legitimacy after ballots are cast. Neither presidential candidate of the major parties is seen in a favorable light in the polls.
But talking about a rigged system, lies, etc., prepares us for four more years of gridlock and character assassination. Is it the media’s fault? Is the media biased?
It is biased in that it dwells, particularly on TV, with the horse race and not with issues.
The Bernie Sanders supporters (and I was one I must admit) sometimes are irredentist.
It reminds me of 1968 when some of those who were antiwar could not stomach Humphrey and voted for a third party or did not vote. And, what did we get? Nixon. Second, I would urge all residents to stay involved in our neighborhood.
We may be asked to vote on a special property tax.
The first meeting on the tax drew a decent crowd. Hopefully the second will as well. It’s time to think of what the neighborhood and its council and housing corporation offer and whether we concur. For those who are concerned with safety, the Security Committee meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 5:30 at the council office. Representatives of the police, the Washington University police and sometimes Metro are there to answer questions and talk about any incidents that may have occurred.
Finally, I am someone who ought to join recyclers anonymous.
I am continually angered by seeing recyclables in the regular bins, failure to break down boxes in the recycling bins and people throwing trash in those bins. Our society has been a throwaway society but it can’t afford to be anymore. Brightside reminds us that recycling reduces energy usage considerably.
This helps the planet. So, as an old boy friend once used to say, “Let’s get with the program.”
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November–December 2016.
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