, ,0 Great Society pro-
1, of their time is
_ ,g line-by-line for
J'lprograms.”
Richard Gephardt of
ifilsthe image perfectly,
jticription in The
jj Post is tailor-made:
,„aiively dressed, his
pped red hair carefully
(i and his voice well-
own
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•IIIIIIIIUI""
modulated, he is the perfect
television-age candidate. At 43,
Gephardt seems like the Eagle
Scout he once was.”
“Conservatively dressed ...
television-age ... Eagle Scout” --
you don’t need a psychic to know
what’s being said.
It’s hard to accuse the white
Democrats of racism because
they are appealing to whites, who
outnumber blacks by 10 to 1 and
vote more heavily than blacks.
But you have to have enough
common sense to know that
Gephardt’s “social
conservatism” is the Democratic
Party’s New White Frontier,
racism notwithstanding.
A poll says Americans have
moved “right of center,” with
more Americans than ever claim
ing affiliation with the
Republican Party - including
many Democratic white members
of Congress who are, in fact.
Republicans.
The bottom line is that blacks
who are Democrats don’t have to
become Republicans, but they
owe it to their constituents to
avoid exploitation in the name of
party loyalty.
lisi, an independent
American party, at-
licli met with little or no
primarily due to blind
to the Democrats, as
the lack of a sound
or ideological base.
erhaps,now is the time.
,e political isolation
engulf our community,
: need to take another
le still-existing National
lepcndent Political Par-
P), as well as the poten
tial prospects of Brother Jesse’s
“Rainbow Coalition.”
Electoral politics is obviously a
numbers game. Thus, we should
not be naive enough to believe
that an independent entity could
be successful as far as electing
candidates at the national level.
However, who knows what kind
of potential force an indepen
dent, mass-based party could
have on local or statewide races?
Clearly, we would be in a posi
tion not only to run our own can
didates, but also in a much better
negotiating position to determine
which Democrat or Republican
deserves our endorsement.
So, let us not despair, sisters
and brothers. Rather, let us
utilize this time wisely to
brainstorm, strategize and
mobilize.
We ajre resilient, creative peo
ple, who have come too far to
become mixed in the quicksand
of hopelessness. We have too
much at stake socially, politically
tters
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Bt our community,
regard to an increasing
lie in our city, 1 find this
;nt to be uninformed and
ding. Considering the
in the city’s population
m, the crime rate in our
on a downward trend, par-
y for those crimes that are
lious.
regard to unsolved
there are currently three
committed in 1984 that
not been cleared. The
ations of these murders
active by the Police
lint, and we believe that
they will eventually be solved. Of
the 21 murders committed in
1984, 18 have been solved.
Perhaps the most disturbing
comment in the article was the
statement quoting Mr. Johnson
as saying, “I have roots here and
it’s not like I’m someone who has
been imported here.” A number
of our citizens in the Northeast
Ward, including myself, were
born in other communities, but
we have made Winston-Salem
our home, we work here, we have
reared our families here, and we
have just as much interest and
investment in this community as
or parent and child. “A
Blent can be a real help,”
'■ Frances Wagner, exten-
Imman development
North Carolina State
broadening the youth’s perspec
tive.
• work with a grandchild in
volunteer community service.
• talk with the child about
about your life that represent
these values. Be a good listener,
and encourage the teen to use you
as a sounding board in develop
ing his or her own values.
Wagner offers the follow- , ,
. plants need winter watering
>0 maintain good health
licipating is sports and
i^drugs and alcohol. Com-
her on her maturity and
sports events in which she
lart,
about masculine and
’'f foles when you were a
and ask the teens to
look at how times have
d.
the grandchild and his
for a meal. Or invite a
™ and a friend of the
to join you for an activi-
np.
I'' past family ex-
''^tttways that make the
of his or her parents,
a grandchild respon-
^'^Itich encourage maturi-
‘'“le grandchild to visit
‘“1 colleges and en-
further education.
I" urrbscriptions to
« newspapers which
sides of
Among the seasonal problems
that come with cold winter
weather is what to do about
watering plants around the home.
Drought is usually associated
with summer in the minds of
most gardeners, but dry weather
can be damaging in winter also.
Although the soil doesn’t dry
out as fast, plants need water in
cold weather just like they do in
hot weather, agricultural exten
sion specialists at North Carolina
State University remind home-
owners and gardeners. This is
particularly true for newly
planted trees, shrubs and lawn
grasses.
If there is a lack of rainfall, it is
advisable to soak the soil around
plants once a week. Apply water
slowly so most of it will soak in
and not run off.
When there are few plants to
water, or if you are particularly
patient, one of the best ways to
do the job is to place the hose
near the plant and allow the
water to trickle for several hours.
This is the surest method of get
ting the water to soak into the
cold soil.
Any time you water a plant,
apply enough to soak down into
the root zone. A hasty pass with
the garden hose won’t do much
good.
Crosswinds
From Page A4
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and economically to sit idly by
while others plot and plan our
collective future.
(Clifton E. Graves Jr. is assistant
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