Ed, I liked the article about the Mates Inn restaurant located at the Department of Corrections. This is a great idea, chefs teaching culinary arts to inmates. We need more positive ideas like this. How about bringing in carpenters to teach inmates construction and home improvement, teaching them the craft and a sense of purpose. It’s not going to totally transform the problem, but it’s a step in the right direction. Mayor Palmer, are you listening?

Positive change

It is a great program. Believe it or not, there are a lot of people out there actually making things better with solutions that work, not just yapping about it.— Ed. Note