Desert Messenger

6 OPINION DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite s FREE Community Paper Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 P�������� ����� � ����� 1st & 3rd Wednesday Sept. thru May with Special Summer Editions June, July & August EDITOR/PUBLISHER Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer GUEST COLUMNIST Louise Rouse www.DesertMessenger.com EDITORIAL By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear "Imagine all the people living life in peace..." ~John Lennon May, 2013 - In honor of its Centennial Year in 2013, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) launched the Imagine a World Without Hate™ video and action campaign, inviting you and classroom educators to participate. Their website, www.adl.org, states "After 100 years of fighting bigotry and fostering respect, we are celebrating our successes, while at the same time recognizing that there is still much more work to be done. The theme for our Centennial is Imagine a World Without Hate—a dream we hope to make a reality." The Imagine a World Without Hate™ Video Educator's Guide was June 12, 2013 developed to facilitate middle and high school-aged youth in thinking about the impact of prejudice and hate. Imagine a World Without Hate™ video portrays various noted persons throughout history who believed in fairness and justice for all people. Imagine a world without hate. Imagine Quartzsite without prejudice or hatred. Imagine bullying disappearing from our schools and workplace. Imagine a mayor promoting his town. Imagine council members, (other than volunteer extraordinaire Carol Kelley) actually volunteering at the Food Bank, Salvation Army or the Community Thrift Store. Imagine council members participating in local charitable organizations and their events. Imagine the voices of the community being heard and applauded. Imagine citizens attending council meetings, not just when they're pissed off, but to offer creative solutions to the issues before council. Imagine a mayor visiting state officials bragging up Quartzsite Police Dept., instead of advocating disbanding the whole department. Imagine our leaders (other than Mark Orgeron) showing up at local graduation ceremonies in support of our future generation. GUEST COLUMNIST Jedidiah Free GUEST COLUMNIST The late Rosalee O Wheeler GUEST COLUMNIST Violet Kiss CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE LETTERING Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Copyright 2013 Readership of free community papers is now higher than paid daily papers and continues to grow. And more than 70 percent of readers make their buying decisions from free paper advertising and editorial. Your free community paper, promoting connections at a local level – right under your nose. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Email: Copyright 2013 Editor@DesertMessenger.com Imagine our community leaders supporting and encouraging each other. If I were to crumble the 20-dollar bill up, would you still want it? If I drop it on the floor and grind it with my shoe, would you still want the 20-dollar bill? Chances are, no matter what I did to the $20 bill, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. You did not place a judgment on the 20-dollar bill for how it looked. We've all been emotionally beat up and stepped on, but our value remains. You are valued as a member of this community. Our core values are those attributes that are so fundamental to civility that none of us would wish to live in a society that lacked them. Let's not crumple up our values. The Town is beginning to the review General Plan, which supports the expresses of the community for the next generation. See article on page 8. Meetings are open to the public. Imagine Quartzsite rising from the ashes of political drama. We can bring the best of who we are into the world every day! A World Without Hate™ video can be seen at http://www.adl. org/imagine. "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one" ~ John Lennon LETTERS TO EDITOR POLICY Desert Messenger encourages letters from its readers. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and may be edited for grammar, content and length. OPINIONS EXPRESSED HERE DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THOSE OF THE DESERT MESSENGER. We invite you to not only see a problem, but search for the solution to share with the community, keeping the bene�it of all in mind. Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published. Third party letters will not be accepted. To avoid confusion over people with common or similar names, writers must provide a full name and indicate the name they are known by. Writers must provide a full street address and phone number. Rvers can provide the location of park/BLM land, etc. Street addresses will not be published. Phone numbers are for veri�ication only and will not be printed. Mail letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235

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