Myra_Sanchick's Blog

I agree. It seems a lot of times that reports are one-sided, even if they aren't in the editorial section of the newspaper.

But yes, I think that the Virginia Tech story is more important than a city's jab.

My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the victims.

Myra, I live smack dab in the middle of Milwaukee’s most dangerous, crime ridden neighborhood on the northside. There are more shootings, fights, robberies and home invasions in my community than anywhere else in the entire city. Crime in Milwaukee is dramatically increased and in my opinion Chicago and other surrounding states should indeed point out how our crime levels have increased. We should be shamed.

There are deep, complicated reasons why crime has increased in our city. Reasons that no one wants to say aloud. We talk about it among ourselves in huddled groups, or behind closed doors in our homes, but publicly no one wants to say the true root cause. I was brave enough to bring it up last year via an op-ed piece in the Journal Sentinel. I could not believe the response I received from that! I dared to say what we all think.

In my opinion until the people who are committing the crimes have a wake up call and realize that the way they are living isn’t working, nothing will change. And the local government can’t change that for them, MPS can’t change that, only they can. And as pessimistic as I may sound, I don’t think they will. It is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

Good point Myra. We need to keep in mind the stories that will be eclipsed by the VT tragedy.

Stories like Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez testifying before Congress about criminal actions he and his bosses committed by manipulating the justice system of our nation. Stories of how Paul Wolfowitz, besieged president of the World Bank, attempts to downplay his unethical and corrupt actions with his girlfriend... And locally, the growing story of Georgia Thompson and the actions of another prosecutor with links to the whitehouse that possibly spurred on her witch-hunt.

And not to be missed, the images of bloody victims in VT, make it obvious how missing the human faces of the tragedy in Iraq are. We don't see the suffering of the peoples of Iraq... not like we're seeing the people here...

As tragic as the VT massacre is, we must continue to report ALL the news that effects us all.

thanks Myra- good point.