I have been told, more than once, that I am not good at getting to the point. I have also been told (mostly by my mother) that I am a great story teller. In either case, this is my attempt.
Dear Me as a high school senior,
Here is a quote from an article from today’s (11/4/2010) StarTribune:
“Ward 5 City Council Member Don Samuels supports the proposal to close the school on the city’s North Side.
‘When all the cards are on the table, the logic of the superintendent’s decisions might likely prevail,’ he said recently.
Three years ago, Samuels’ suggestion to burn down North created a political firestorm and public furor that many residents allege sped the abandonment of North, where enrollment has dropped almost 80 percent in a decade.
‘Low performing schools have to be closed or turned around,’ Samuels said recently. ‘Losing them is never easy, and there’s going to be community outcry.’”
So, there you have it. Four years after Don Samuels made his incendiary (pun intended) comment and you wrote an article for the school paper defending him (using the world’s stupidest lede: “Don Samuels has the resume of a schizophrenic”) everything has come full circle. Congrats, though you are probably more concerned with your/my/our imminent 21st birthday.
Love,
Yourself as a college senior
