We all know that elected officials are all people who have a past, just like everyone else. What do you think would happen if you hired a private investigator to do a background search on elected officials in Amsterdam? Even a search going across 3 different states could dig up some interesting stuff. What do you think would be the outcome? Would the public really want to know? Is it there right to know who they hire?
Sometimes I find myself thinking about the little niceties in my day that so many people take for granted. We really do have it pretty good here in America. If you take a walk in the worst ghetto in America, which I have done, I always remember that it is much worse in other places in the world. Some places have no running water, electricity or food. Some places have rampant disease and war like we are not accustomed to. Have we become complacent in little bubbles of comfort?
All that we can be thankful for was provided for us by a veteran. The endless stories provided recently by Bob Going on www.rgoing.livejournal.com are a testament to the sacrifice by those men and women who have fought for this country. After the many wars our people have fought, the blood spilled and the deafening silence of those who have died, the least we could do is take a few dollars out of our pockets to support the Amsterdam Veteran commissions goal of a new memorial. Please take 5 minutes out of your day and make a phone call to Anthony Leggiero to see how you can honor these men and woman. 843-4041
In 1732, Benjamin Franklin started publishing Poor Richards Almanac. This became very popular reading material to many in the Philadelphia area as well as many other places in the colonies. In those days, Philadelphia like the City of Amsterdam had many difficulties. Poor Richards Almanac was in fact an anonymous writing that was meant to both entertain and bring about accomplishments. The anonymous writings found in Poor Richard lead to such things as the first lending library in America and the first fire department in Philadelphia. The point was to write and urge others to take action. Was Benjamin Franklin cowardly because he wrote anonymously? Have I said anything that isn’t the truth?
Young people in this city are sick and tired of where we live. We are sick of the problems that NEVER seem to be addressed. There has been much talk of who exactly I am. I am not an elected official, though I do know very well the person people think I am. We frequently commiserate in the same places and exchange ideas. For your information, my name is Jessica. I am a young woman who has lived in Amsterdam for about 10 years. I work locally at an adult home.
Quite frankly I wouldn’t be writing on here if the City of Amsterdam was where it needed to be. Ask yourself this… Is our codes department running effectively? Are our taxes affordable and such that they spur growth? Do we have a very small unemployment rate here? Is our city as clean as it could be? Do we have a low number of welfare recipients? Do we have a government that represents the will of the people everyday? Do we have enough for our young people to do? Do we have enough cultural activities here? SOMEBODY isn’t doing their job. Who is anyone to tell me I shouldn’t speak anonymously if I choose? Fix those problems and I wouldn’t be here now would I? Do we even have a clear plan to move forward, a plan that is working and seeing results in this city? I don’t really know if the young people who got elected recently are going to have the answers. We should give them a chance though.
If you would like to talk more, email me at Amsterdamrevealed@yahoo.com and I would be more than happy to give you a call.
