Alton Challenge # 2

In reference to Abe Lee Barham, Jr.’s letter to the Telegraph editor on January 15, 2007, is a prime example of the challenges the city of Alton needs to address. Mr. Barham is right that we do have economic development, housing, and political empowerment, and needs to be addressed as a whole, not buy just one group of concern citizens. His comment that the most powerful way to fight these challenges is to vote, and that is exactly what I have been saying now for months. We the citizens need to stand united not matter the race. Until this happens, we will never see any changes to these challenges.

I am for the everyday working person I Alton, and think it is high time we develop a strategy to find new ways to relinquish the inadequacy we have today in local governments. If interested, email me at rwj4green@sbcglobal.net.