BOA Meeting May 4, 2012

This past week the Board of Aldermen held their weekly meeting, presided by President Lewis Reed, President of the Board of Aldermen.

This past week the Board of Aldermen held their weekly meeting, presided by President Lewis Reed, President of the Board of Aldermen.

By Mary Miller Cullins This poem was written by 7th grader Isaac Rocheville, a student at St. Frances Cabrini Academy. It was the first of two poems that talked about a grandparent dying. It was the first of many that caused tears to spring to my eyes.

Superhero movies like “The Avengers” are now whats uhh, Hip. I say that because I’m from the era that these guys were comic book hero’s and those books now sell for millions of dollars. The comic books are excellent reading, but the movies don’t get any better than this says the New York Daily News. After “Iron Man,” “Incredible Hulk,” [...]

By Mary Miller Cullins Maggie Fox, a 7th grader who attends Crossroads College Preparatory School, wrote today’s poem. I really enjoyed her story about a fella named Patrick. I am sure you will too!

After the recent shooting of Trayvon Martin and the massacre at Virginia Tech, once again the mammoth issue of gun control has been brought up at full force. Many are highly upset that even after gun control laws have been enacted that the killers were approved for a gun and “stand your ground” laws allow [...]

By Mary Miller Cullins MyKayla Monroe, a 7th grade student at Marian Middle School, wrote today’s poem. The world can look one way to you and me, but another way to our youth. Everything isn’t going to look pretty all of the time.