Teens encouraged to speak out on issues
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Teens encouraged to speak out on issues
To the editor:
A while back I happened to ask my friend’s teenage daughter if she had heard about this lengthy dispute between the City and the owners of the old stockyard property over whether or not the City had actually agreed to purchase the property.
She said she quit reading the newspaper stories about it because it was so embarrassing to read that stuff about her town. She said she just wished they would sit down and get it resolved so she didn’t have to keep getting reminded about how stupid the whole thing is.
This teenager told me in disgust that the people involved “are acting worse than little kids.” She said she thought if everyone at the city had been honest and fair, the whole silly mess would have never happened.
The discussion with her made me think that it would be a good thing if Highland’s teens spoke up more than they do. There is certainly no rule that teenagers can’t write their opinions to the newspapers. In fact, I think the newspapers would welcome the input and be more than willing to show Hillsboro what their teens are thinking. And, honestly, I think it would do Hillsboro and Highland good to hear what their teens are thinking about what’s going on in these times. After all, adults aren’t the only ones going through these tough times. (And there is really no such thing as an adult anyway.)
This is all to encourage Highland’s teens to speak up and be heard about the things that concern them and their families, and if they have any ideas about events in Highland. After all, it is their home too, and it won’t be long before the steering wheel will be in THEIR hands.
Sincerely,
Jim Moore
Hillsboro
To the editor:
A while back I happened to ask my friend’s teenage daughter if she had heard about this lengthy dispute between the City and the owners of the old stockyard property over whether or not the City had actually agreed to purchase the property.
She said she quit reading the newspaper stories about it because it was so embarrassing to read that stuff about her town. She said she just wished they would sit down and get it resolved so she didn’t have to keep getting reminded about how stupid the whole thing is.
This teenager told me in disgust that the people involved “are acting worse than little kids.” She said she thought if everyone at the city had been honest and fair, the whole silly mess would have never happened.
The discussion with her made me think that it would be a good thing if Highland’s teens spoke up more than they do. There is certainly no rule that teenagers can’t write their opinions to the newspapers. In fact, I think the newspapers would welcome the input and be more than willing to show Hillsboro what their teens are thinking. And, honestly, I think it would do Hillsboro and Highland good to hear what their teens are thinking about what’s going on in these times. After all, adults aren’t the only ones going through these tough times. (And there is really no such thing as an adult anyway.)
This is all to encourage Highland’s teens to speak up and be heard about the things that concern them and their families, and if they have any ideas about events in Highland. After all, it is their home too, and it won’t be long before the steering wheel will be in THEIR hands.
Sincerely,
Jim Moore
Hillsboro
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