March 21st, 2008 10:50am
Erin Werthman
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.
March 20th, 2008 03:05pm
Jan Herbert
For many drivers, you might just as well remove the turn signals from their car because they never use them. You aren’t bothered if you are a mind-reader but otherwise isn’t it irritating to be waiting to turn across a line of traffic when there’s been an opening in the traffic. You wait because it’s the right thing to do and then at the last second you realize the other driver simply didn’t use their turn signal and you could have gone? I’ve started doing it too and it seems I remember receiving a ticket for not using my turn signal when changing lanes. I’ll be trying better to remember so that I don’t annoy you!
Jan Herbert
March 20th, 2008 01:50pm
Jan Herbert
With everyone being gasoline conscious (and at $3.25 a gallon who isn’t noticing the pinch), it could be the best way to cut down on fill-ups is to drive the speed limit. Green experts say we could save between 10 and 20% and on a small car that could be $4 to $8 per tank. Hummmm, you would have to like that. I’m trying to slow down, will you too?
Jan HerbertÂ
March 17th, 2008 10:05pm
Phil R. Knight
The tension between Chief Epperson and the Rockford Police union has seen a number of low points. I can’t think if a “high point” in the relationship from what I’ve read on rrstar.com. It seems to me that neither “side” has taken the steps necessary to resolve the conflict.
If you were the Chief, what steps would you take to solve this problem? If you served in the leadership of the union, what action would you take to fix this relationship problem?
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