March 21st, 2008
Hello everyone,
I’ve never “blogged” before, but here goes….
My understanding is that we are to use this forum to express our viewpoints, and initiate online conversations about a variety of issues facing the Rockford area community. As I write this, we are once again being pummelled by a snowstorm. It is March 21st. Yesterday was the first day of spring.
I would like to propose that our mayor work in collaboration with our city coucil and area meteorologists to do something about this snow situation. We’ve had enough already. We are running out of salt, our backs are aching, and it is very difficult to play golf with snow on the ground. It is time to put an end to this nonsense.
It is time to begin an anti-snow campaign. If our leaders can’t put an end to this snow and bring in some warmer weather & sunshine, then let’s elect some leaders who can. Who’s with me?
Kerry Burd
March 21st, 2008
In the five years that I have lived in Rockford, there is one thing that I’ve noticed that permeates throughout the city – Rockford’s negative attitude. Maybe it’s from the issues that have existed within our educational system, or economic decline that has occurred nationwide, or maybe it’s from an embedded attitude that the city can’t do any better. Whatever it is, I feel that it’s time for our city to have a change in mindset – this time for the better.
I am a believer that anything can change, even cities, if enough people are determined to make a difference and play their part. But the first step is having individuals believe they can have an impact, and change the way they think about the community. We need to look at the positives that Rockford has to offer, and talk about those areas, instead of reinforcing what we feel is wrong with the city. With enough people discussing the good instead of the bad, then maybe even the Rockford skeptics will start to believe that our city’s glass is actually half full.
