WHY SUPPORT THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS ACT?
To make healthy school meals, green the schools, support faith/community health/nutrition programs
MYTH VS FACT
The Big Soda lobbyists have been using a grassroots approach faking like they represent us. They have purposefully targeted Ward 7 and 8 with their deceptive ads and lies about the DC Soda Tax (a.k.a. Healthy Schools Revenue Act).
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Safeway recently announced that it was closing its Rhode Island location – and Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. organized a rally in protest yesterday. The rally was organized quickly, but won’t be successful in keeping the store open. As Safeway has stated, it’s about the bottomline; yet the company has expanded other stores such as the Safeway in Ward 4 off Columbia Road in northwest Washington, DC, which is Mayor Fenty’s Ward when he was a councilmember. Coincidence?
With Valentine’s Day here and gone, the situation looks similar like the last plea in fading relationship; giving the roses and asking to stay in a toxic relationship. When we need to just let go and remember: “When one door closes, another one will open.”
While living in the Bloomingdale community of Ward 5, I never went to Safeway due to its tired appearance compared to the then-newly installed Giant right off the Rhode Island metro, which was just half a mile away. As the News8 story states, the Safeway was deteriorating. And the company purposefully let it waste away.
This Safeway incident reminds me of a partner with low self-esteem holding on his or her significant other who has been emotionally detached from the relationship for awhile. The therapist’s response would be: “Why keep fighting for someone who clearly doesn’t have your best interest in mind? Just let go and let live.” And yes, easier said than done, but you must have faith.
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