Vindicator's Pet

In school, I was frequently labeled "Teacher's Pet," which was supposed to be pejorative, but I was happy to do well and get along with my teachers. Likewise, I'm sure there will come some type of backlash from overexposure at the Vindicator lately, but I'm happy to be used in whatever way will help the city.

I will point out a couple of things about the article. I told Angie that I thought this sentence was a bit overzealous in its certainty:
"The 2010 plan and the birth of the Williams administration was what inspired North Side resident Tyler Clark to return to the city from Arizona." It makes us sound like some political junkies in search of a good political plan and administration for our next move, when our reasons for returning to Youngstown were purely personal. Secondly, I did have several concerns about 2010 which I shared, but I understand my role in the article was to play the supporter, and that's fine. My concerns, for the record, were several that Angie covered anyway:

• "There is no convenient yardstick for measuring the city’s current conditions against the promise of 2010.... City leaders have been operating without a specific 2010 budget or road map since the beginning."


• "2010 is merely an arbitrary date, chosen because it symbolizes the results of the next census." The concern here is that, without having effectively communicated this, there is a let down in 2010 and citizens lose faith.

I would like for some of us Altruists/TreezPleasers to find a way to get with Mr. Abdul Harris featured in the article and find a way to contribute in his community this year.