I ought to make more time to read the Citizen’s Voice every month, it’s enough to charge up anyone who truly has a love for their city and want to make things better. This article takes me back to when I worked in Monterey Park with all the power struggles that went on in City Hall, and the residents that were left with, and still are, dealing with those struggles. Actually dealing with power-hungry Mongrels.

I never had an occasion to ever use the word mongrels, and not sure it was a fitting term in this case so I looked it up. Webster’s dictionary quotes mongrel as, “a dog, resulting from various interbreedings. A cross between two different dogs. A cross between two different breeds. I conclude, the term fits.

I’m glad to read that you are still calling it like it is. You are the only voice of reason that really makes a difference in this town. I realize yours is not the only voice speaking up to be heard for the good of their fellow citizens, but your voice and presencet at meetings is certainly the one that gets people’s attention. Keep it up…………rally those troops around you, and YOU GO GIRL.

Lucy Kelley

WOW. I had no idea they were treated so ugly just because they challenged the government for the right to vote.

I’m amazed, and frankly stunned at how they were treated. I remember watching Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews bach in the late 60’s or 70’s how the mother of the children Mary Poppins came to care for took such a casual approach to their cause; as though it was just another day with the ladies. Maybe it was different in England. It’s terrible that in America the women were treated worse than a common criminal, and this was during the time in history when women , for the most part, were treated with respect. And they call those “The Good Ol’ Days”

I never took my right to vote causally. From the time I turned 21 and registered to vote, I voted every year of my adult life. And after what those brave and daring ladies went through, I can’t imagine why more women do not take advangate of their right to vote.

Although, quite honestly, many of the women today have no idea who or what they are voting for, and maybe it’s best that they do stay away from the polling booths and chauffeur their little darlings all around town.
Actually, there are a lot of stupid, misinformed, and misguided men, as well, who don’t know who or what they are voting for, and they’d do more good to stay away from voting. Talk about equal opportunity.

I’m saving this article. I didn’t have time to read it through.

Thanks, Nancy, for pointing out this bid of interesting history.

It sure is different from your hardcopy publication. At least now I could check out what’s going on in good ol
Monterey Park. I just read, under the city’s site, that the library is now closed on Friday and Saturday. I would have thought closing on Sunday would be better instead of those two days. Who was the brain that came up with that? Wow. Just goes to show how the city is hurting financially. I also read of all the Chamber’s activities. They’ve been keeping busy with events. Who would have thought they’d recover so quickly.

Lucy

We were wondering if you would be interested in helping us with a newsletter since you are a professional in that business. In the past you have attended our presentations, but with no newsletter, no one knows what the museum is doing or planning. Would you please let me know if you are interested? We would be so very grateful.

By the way, when I called city hall and asked for some bus funds to bring the Robert Hill Lane School to the museum for a tour, the city told me the school bus funds were transferred into the General Fund. I thought those funds were specifically for our tours, but I evidently not.

FYI – Kathryn resigned as President of the museum In January. Jim Iwaki is our Vice-President and Acting President.