I am proud of the new Mayor. I can not say that I voted for him because my address is in Plano. But we have a home behind "The Great Madison High School." The support that he gave to revitalize the front entry of the beautiful historic school shows his commitment to the issues he said he would address in his campaign. Hopefully South Dallas will start to see the progress we all so desire.
August 19, 2008 12:00 AM
I came across this post on The Intermittent Volunteer’s Weblog, which talks about our Mayor and his involvement with issues involving the homeless.
Note that the poster said there were no cameras or press; just an engaged Mayor giving some of his time to pitch in. Says Karen Shafer, the blog's owner:
He could easily show up for a photo-op (no press were present at this event), he could stay behind the glass counter, he could come and go quickly and say he’d made ‘a stop.’ He doesn’t. For the third time since I’ve known him, he’s come out among the homeless, touched them, talked to them at length one to one, spent time with them as though he did not have pressing time concerns.For those of us that know the Mayor, this is nothing new. We appreciate the Mayor's efforts in making Dallas a better city, and it's good that people notice the efforts.
posted by Michael Davis-Dallas Progress at 8:30 AM on Jul 23, 2008
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"Mayor Leppert and the Homeless - Under the Radar"
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I am proud of the new Mayor. I can not say that I voted for him because my address is in Plano. But we have a home behind "The Great Madison High School." The support that he gave to revitalize the front entry of the beautiful historic school shows his commitment to the issues he said he would address in his campaign. Hopefully South Dallas will start to see the progress we all so desire.
August 19, 2008 12:00 AM
Note that the poster said there were no cameras or press; just an engaged Mayor giving some of his time to pitch in. Says Karen Shafer, the blog's owner:
He could easily show up for a photo-op (no press were present at this event), he could stay behind the glass counter, he could come and go quickly and say he’d made ‘a stop.’ He doesn’t. For the third time since I’ve known him, he’s come out among the homeless, touched them, talked to them at length one to one, spent time with them as though he did not have pressing time concerns.For those of us that know the Mayor, this is nothing new. We appreciate the Mayor's efforts in making Dallas a better city, and it's good that people notice the efforts.
posted by Michael Davis-Dallas Progress at 8:30 AM on Jul 23, 2008