I would like to express my disappointment in the Glendale News-Press
for its apparent lack of coverage of the important issues that affect
Glendale and the surrounding communities.
It seems the only section that the Glendale News-Press puts much
importance on is the sports section, which highlights many of the high
school teams' achievements in sports and such. However, there is more to
our city than sports. Thera are many things going on in Glendale that is
not covered in the Glendale News-Press.
First and foremost, why is the homelessness issue in Glendale being
ignored? I have seen a growing number of homeless people over the past
few years, and, yet, I do not know of many homeless shelters around that
provide them with homes and such. Why can't this be discussed or written
about? It is an important issue, and it affects all the population of
Glendale.
Why is there a lack of discussion about the recent Academic
Performance Index system that has taken over our public schools? Isn't
there some concern that our precious school time is being wasted to
prepare for the Stanford 9 test? Or even some support for the system?
There is a lot of education-related issues going on in Glendale other
than sports. I found a strong lack of coverage about schools in general
in the Glendale News-Press.
VINCENT BANTIGUE
Glendale
