During a discussion about the debacle between a troop of boy scouts and the city’s Election Commission, City Councilor Henrietta Davis lamented over the Chronicle’s characterization of the story.
Specifically, Davis said she was upset the Chronicle used words like “booted” and “ousted” to describe what had happened to the Scouts on Election Day two weeks ago.
In response, Mayor Ken Reeves said of the Chronicle, “It’s not a newspaper.”
Amusing...a group of authority figures sit around at a council meeting...worried about a newspaper, and its writings...more than actual truth or facts. They worried about the use of the English language, and its use. They worried about whether a publication “IS” or “ISN’t” a newspaper.
What kind of council would spin wheels in such a fashion?
I am reminded of Joan of Arc...who sat a great mass of authority figures who would not commit to a fight, or battle the invaders to their country, or lead men into battle. So this teenage girl did what no person in authority could do...she lead a small group of French solders and common people into battle...ousting the enemy. She would put to death by the figures of authority...both political and religious...condemned over actually doing something.
The town council in Cambridge...is waiting for its own version of Joan of Arc to arrive...and probably lead its poor people out of the shadows. The authority figures may condemn this new “Joan of Arc”...but the town needs something which it isn’t getting.