Participate in the Process...

As I listened to the City Council meeting this morning and continue to listen...several thoughts have crossed my mind...


this morning some names were read aloud and voted on by the council for board appointments. Several of the names I recognized as players that have bounced from board to board since I was a young girl. The younger generation has got to begin to participate in the process! While I understand that we are young professionals trying to make an earnest living and don't have the luxury of a schedule that allows us to go down to City Hall on Wednesday's and voice our concerns, you should participate (in some shape, form or fashion) when you can.


The City Council meetings are broadcast on WRR-FM (101.1) live every 2nd and 4th Wednesday starting and 9 a.m. (and thanks be to the new Mayor, they start on time for the most part) and can also be heard online through WRR's website, http://www.wrr101.com/. You may also watch the council meetings if you have Time Warner Cable, at 9 a.m. on EVERY Wednesday on Dallas City Channel 16. There are also several rebroadcasts of the show throughout the week on the same channel. Council committee meetings are also broadcast on Channel 16.


SIDEBAR: If you can make it by on a Wednesday, even if just for an early or late lunch break, it normally promises to entertain you at the least..don't forget your popcorn! ;)


You may also check out the upcoming council agenda (or the agenda for any other board, council committee or commission) online at http://www.dallascityhall.com/. If you see an item of interest, be sure to check out the meeting or go down to City Hall and sign up to speak on the issue. You are also welcome to come and sit in on our Park Board meetings on Thursday's on the 6th floor of City Hall- we meet tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. :)

The council voted this morning to authorize a program/ partnership between DISD and the DPD to teach young students about domestic violence and how to deal with family violence. I discussed with many of you my concerns last year regarding this issue and it seems this year is starting off much the same...with domestic violence issues. The case in Tyler where Christopher McCuin murdered his girlfriend, cut out parts of her body and possibly could have eaten some of her flesh. The sad case in South Carolina of Marisha Jeter, the young cheerleader killed by an ex- boyfriend and his wife. It appears locally and in other states we have begun the year with deaths as a result of domestic violence issues. Ladies, we have got to begin to have our best interests at heart! We sometimes love easy and hard that it hurts and hinders us in the end! The signs are normally there and we ignore them for many different reasons! Let us resolve to also keep our mental health in tact this year and beyond and engage in healthy relationships with our family members, significant others and friendships!



Let's Go to Work!