SYLMAR JUVENILE INMATE CALLS FOR UNITY.Byline: -- Alejandro Guzman Welcome to the latest print edition of valleynews.com, your source for community news provided by the members of your community. Every week, we highlight all the great local stories posted by citizen journalists in your area. This week, valleynews.com regular contributor Will Kus was Johnny-on-the-spot when he stopped at a scene in Sylmar where firefighters were putting out a large pile of burning trash. Kus posted pictures he took along with an account of what he witnessed. Check out his reportage on page 4. When I saw Kus's posting I thought, "this is exactly the kind of thing the valleynews.com Web site is for." Will gets a big "thank-you" for proving that citizen journalism News and commentary from the public at large. Using wiki sites and blogs, anyone can contribute information about a current event. Also known as "collaborative citizen journalism" (CCJ), "grassroots media" and "personal publishing," the concept behind citizen journalism is that many is a great way to maintain vigilance over our communities and neighborhoods. On page 8, read one of my recent personal experiences. I spent Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. afternoon at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, along with members of a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. leadership group, talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to inmates and watching them re-enact re·en·act also re-en·act tr.v. re·en·act·ed, re·en·act·ing, re·en·acts 1. To enact again: reenact a law. 2. the Battle of Puebla Noun 1. Battle of Puebla - a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862 Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 . One kid, Sherman Jackson, shared a powerful poem that called for people to unite, rather than fight, over racial differences. What I really liked was that his audience -- mostly inmates -- was receptive to the message and applauded him when he finished reciting his poem. Jackson, who is Native American, could be a perfect link between the feuding sides of Latinos and African-American inmates. Perhaps his message can help bring about peace. Feel free to post your own thoughts on valleynews.com. We're always glad to share your stories with the community. |
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