Frank's turn - CL Editorial
Frank's turn - CL Editorial
For years, Frank Melton, as a television executive, said in his weekly commentaries what should be done to fix the problems in Jackson.
On Monday, Frank Melton took the oath of office as mayor and gained the legal power to turn talk into action.
Melton takes office with high expectations, based on his years of community activism. Mayor Melton didn't sound much different from television commentator Melton, addressing criminals directly in his inaugural speech: "Pack up and get out; it is over," he said. "We will deal with crime in a way you have never seen before."
Before the inaugural day ended, Melton donned his bulletproof vest and mounted up with police to go on a sweep of the crime-troubled U.S. 80 and Ellis Ave. area. The sweep of the area included roadblocks and police knocking on doors of motels.
Dramatic? Perhaps. But take-charge action is what voters expect of Melton.
The challenge for Melton will be to ensure that action is effective and not just dramatics. While one of former Mayor Harvey Johnson's problem was lack of involvement with the crime issue, Melton must avoid too much micro-management of the Police Department. He has hired capable administrators in key positions and he must let them do their jobs, guided by his strong expectations.
This is not to criticize, because Melton's immediate action is refreshing. The message it sends is what Jackson voters need to hear and believe: Big problems — even crime — can be solved.
Still, Melton does not have to do everything in his first week in office. The problems of Jackson were not created overnight and won't be solved overnight.
Take a deep breath, Mr. Mayor. This is only Day 3 of the Melton administration.
There are enough bad guys to go get tomorrow, too.
Clarion Ledger Editorial
7/6/5
Hampton's editorial was right on until . . .
Still, Melton does not have to do everything in his first week in office. The problems of Jackson were not created overnight and won't be solved overnight.
Take a deep breath, Mr. Mayor. This is only Day 3 of the Melton administration.
There are enough bad guys to go get tomorrow, too.
Melton is setting a tone AND a pace. The pace is just as important as the tone. He is telling the city and more importantly the city employees that this is the sense of urgency that we wish you to operate with.
True Rome was not built in a day, but from vantage point, there is plenty to do and no time to waste.
Posted by:
Alan at July 6, 2005 06:48 PM
What I think is great is that if Melton is going to work 24 hours a day, it's like we get 3 mayors. A much better bargain than, say, someone like Ronald Reagan who was only awake for 4 hours a day. Go Melton!
Posted by:
Jane at July 6, 2005 06:58 PM
A newspaper in Iran is now holding a cartoon contest called Iran Cartoons. Iran made Holocaust denial government policy when Iran foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in December that remarks made by the Iran president that the Nazi mass murder of Jews during World War II was a myth. Clemens' funeral was a small gathering in Elmira, where his wife and daughters were already buried. rant-rave.com But to allow his public a chance to pay their respects, his body was first taken to New York City, internet-online-shop.at where thousands saw it in the Presbyterian Brick Church. history of wedding rings The viewing was open to the public, but if you had a ticket like the one at left you could be admitted first. 2nd mortgage http://2d-mortgage.blogspot.com/
Posted by:
2nd mortgage at February 9, 2006 04:42 PM
A newspaper in Iran is now holding a cartoon contest called Iran Cartoons. Iran made Holocaust denial government policy when Iran foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in December that remarks made by the Iran president that the Nazi mass murder of Jews during World War II was a myth. Thanks to the virtual properties of an electronic archive, you can also do a computer search of all the obituary notices to look for specific words, and so check for specific patterns and features in the way his times valued MT. low prices for wedding rings It's interesting, for example, to see whether "Tom" or "Huck" is mentioned the most - and what other characters and novels are singled out. history pictures of hands http://1engagement-rings.com/
Posted by:
history pictures of hands at February 17, 2006 03:27 AM
A newspaper in Iran is now holding a cartoon contest called Holocaust Cartoons. Iran made Holocaust denial government policy when Iran foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in December that remarks made by the Iran president that the Nazi mass murder of Jews during World War II was a myth. CPI is certainly the big economic report of next week, said Timothy Ghriskey, anniversary chief investment officer at Solaris Asset Management. The Feds beige book and some of the manufacturing numbers will be looked at as well mortage http://www.a-mortgage.biz/
Posted by:
mortage at February 25, 2006 06:13 PM
