tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post8771307062275909317..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Poverty and our kidsLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-8917021001767253702012-10-26T12:47:04.349-05:002012-10-26T12:47:04.349-05:00Great stats. I love the Crisis of the day episodes...Great stats. I love the Crisis of the day episodes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-28809333381157172882012-10-25T10:14:48.392-05:002012-10-25T10:14:48.392-05:00Lorlee and Anon9:54,
My point was directed more at...Lorlee and Anon9:54,<br />My point was directed more at choosing the one thing of so many worse things that were a part of the lives of the children in the post. Of course, most of us choose to keep our environment free of litter. And it speaks well of you that you and your parents care(d) about your surroundings. But litter is not necessarily the symptom of "lack of pride/caring about our surroundings. It can be a symptom of "lack of hope" or defeat. And those are the things that affect the children of poverty, and their future, which directly relates to our own.<br />AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-29697168949306550052012-10-25T09:54:58.838-05:002012-10-25T09:54:58.838-05:00When I was a kid, my family moved around a couple ...When I was a kid, my family moved around a couple of times, we lived in cotton country and were renters. In the fifties it was hard to find a farm to rent with a decent house. I will always remember how my parents took the most "poverty stricken" looking house and when they got through it looked positively middle class, just doing things that didn't cost a lot of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-51803771125824447542012-10-25T09:25:52.006-05:002012-10-25T09:25:52.006-05:00Mine comment was a simple musing, but Little thing...Mine comment was a simple musing, but Little things matter--It is like the broken window theory. <br /><br />I certainly wasn't suggesting that getting rid of the litter will cure anything else, but not having it there, makes a big difference in how the neighborhood looks and feels. So I end up picking it up.<br /><br />it is a small thing, but small things grow into big things.Lorleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637942889958085683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-4282630671968441972012-10-25T08:50:22.833-05:002012-10-25T08:50:22.833-05:00Really? After reading the litany of statistics th...Really? After reading the litany of statistics that describe an untenable life that children in poverty are living, you criticized them for littering? Children, whose lives will be forever affected by their food insecurity, low reading levels, poor health outcomes, insecure circumstances deserve better from all of us. <br />AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-69499648277724695902012-10-24T13:46:47.933-05:002012-10-24T13:46:47.933-05:00I live in a mostly black community and we have a v...I live in a mostly black community and we have a very nice community park. If you go there almost anytime, but especially after a weekend of picnics, sports, etc. there is trash all over the ground, in spite of litter containers all around that are not full. Wish somebody would explain this! I wonder if they consider themselves as "victims" and as such can flaunt the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-69031491028231467532012-10-24T12:13:46.087-05:002012-10-24T12:13:46.087-05:00Most of the conditions listed are very difficult, ...Most of the conditions listed are very difficult, but No one and no neighborhood needs to live with litter. Litter is simple, pick it up and put it in the trash can, there is no excuse. I live in a VERY modest neighborhood and am always troubled by the amount of litter. And if it isn't picked up, it seems to breed. Lorleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637942889958085683noreply@blogger.com