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Panera Bread. This fellow was
surely the model for those
Weebles kids used to play with.
He wiggles and he wobbles but he
doesn't fall down. Every morning
I say “morning” to him as I pass
by, which can be difficult, depend-
ing on his exact position at the
time our paths intersect.
No matter the weather, his
progress or where he may be on
his journey, he always looks up
and gives me a beatific smile
before he responds with a greet-
ing of his own. His smile is really
something to see, it just glows, no
matter howdark it is outside.
Right after that I meet the
ladies of the park. I've started to
recognize some of them, although
they sure wouldn't want anyone to
know that because they are as
unprepared for social interaction
at that time of the morning as I
am. They walk, too, around and
around and around the park.
They always return my greeting,
too, but I am often sure they have
other things on their minds and
I've interrupted some really sala-
cious gossip.
There's thewomanwho is obvi-
ously trying not to be seen. I don't
blame her, too much, either. Like
me, she looks like the cat's dinner,
her hair is going every which way
and last night's make up residue
is clearly obvious, even in the
dark. She usually tries to avoid
me and everyone else, but we
constantly choose the same paths
and meet. Her return greeting
used to be somewhat grudging,
until I just laughed out loud at our
efforts to avoid contact. Since
then, wehave sorta bonded.
The joggers, each of them thin-
ner than the next, with more
stamina than I'll ever develop, go
flying past me every morning.
They are unavoidable and way
toohealthy for the likes ofme.
Butmy favorites are the people
I recognize. Yeah, you know who
you are. Even without makeup,
hair uncombed, in the dark, I still
recognize you from photos that
come across my desk or our per-
sonalmeetingswhenwe're all bet-
ter groomed. They look a lot dif-
ferent than their political cam-
paign posters or celebrity head
shots.
Then there's the mean man
with the German shepherd. I
avoid him whenever possible.
He's never returned my greeting,
his dog growls and he seems very
unhappy to be out and about,
despite his fashion forward sports
apparel.
My absolute favorite, however,
is the man with the Chihuahua.
Now, this little dog is so fat, her
belly drags on the sidewalk, really,
it does. But every morning, at
about 5 a.m. or so, she and her
owner are out for a walk. He has
one of those long leashes that let
her get way ahead of him so she
feels unconstrained. Not that at
herweight she could get very far.
The reason these two are my
favorites is that the aging senior
citizen is out with his walker, rain
or shine, walking this little dog
who is obviously a very important
part of his life. Every painstaking
step he takes, aided by that metal
frame, is proof of his devotion to
that littlemutt.
I say good morning, he sort of
nods, and that's the total of our
interaction. But when I don't see
him, Iworry.
And if I don't see the two of
them for a couple of days, I really
worry. But sure enough, it's usual-
ly just a matter of timing, and
there they are, back on my route,
makingmy day complete.
See, I told you it was entertain-
ing.
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December 8, 2011
Morning
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Lillian Louise Carson
Sunrise: Feb. 25, 1943
Sunset: Nov. 28, 2011
Lillian Louise Carson died
Nov. 28, 2011.
Among those left to cherish
her memory are her hus-
band, Linwood Carson, three
sons, Kendall of Dearborn
Heights, Harry (Lisa) of
Orlando, FL and Carlos, also
of Dearborn Heights; a step-
daughter, Sonya (Shawn)
Maazza of Belleville; eight
grandchildren,
Keith
Chapman,
Marcus
Chapman,
Michael
McCollum, Alexis Collins,
Aneesah
Maazza,
Christopher Collins, Iman
Maazza and Jannah Maazza;
two sisters, Ruth Robinson of
Dearborn
Heights
and
Josephine McGee of San
Antonio, TX; a brother,
Alphonso
(Josephine)
Elston; an aunt, Dazerene
(Punk) Hall of Talledega, AL;
a special daughter, Nicole
Collins; a host of nieces and
nephews; many other rela-
tives, and several friends.
Funeral services were at
Womack Temple Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church
in Inkster with the Rev. Tyson
Kelley officiating.
Interment was at United
Memorial
Gardens
in
Plymouth.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Denise Calhoun
Sunrise: May 17, 1955
Sunset: Nove. 29, 2011
Denise Calhoun died Nov.
29, 2011.
Among those left to mourn
her passing and cherish her
memory are her loving hus-
band, Rory Calhoun; a
daughter, Marcella Lea; a
son-in-law, Lewis Lea; two
grandson,
Lewis
and
Maurice;
her
mother,
Cleophia Hopper; her father,
Chester Hopper; and a sister,
Brenda (Jason) McCord.
Funeral services were at the
Penn Funeral Home in
Inkster with the Rev. Edward
Thomas, Jr. officiating.
Interment was at Westlawn
Cemetery in Wayne.
Ben Jackson, Jr.
Sunrise: Feb. 9, 1924
Sunset: Nov. 22, 2011
Ben Jackson, Jr. died on
Nov. 22, 2011.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his loving
wife, Dolores; his sisters,
Lillie Peterson, Josie (Mack)
Stephens, Betty (Mack)
Williams and Verlee (Charlie)
Ratliff, all of Indianola, MS;
his stepchildren, Anna and
Frederick (Canara) Davis of
Inkster; his loving niece,
Maggie (Rufus) Jackson
Chaney, Yolanda Lockett and
Nedra Berkley, all of
Chicago, IL; his beloved
nephew, David Jackson of
Cleveland, OH; his grandchil-
dren,
Meisha
(Marc)
Caliborne, LaBron Davis,
Michael Goree, Courtney
Davis and Malcolm Connally,
all of Inkster, Frederick Davis
of Charlotte, NC, Lakeisha
(Eric) King of Tuscaloosa, AL;
nine great-grandchildren; a
host of nieces, nephews and
cousins, and many friends.
Funeral services were at the
Penn Funeral Home in
Inkster with the Rev. Dr. John
E. Duckworth officiating.
Interment was at Great Lakes
National Cemetery in Holly.
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way the reorganization was
handled and accepted.
Are the police unions
happy? Of course not, it is the
job of unions to protect the
members and prevent bump
backs in rank and pay. But in
this case, the reality of the
financial firestorm that has
overtaken the city was undeni-
able.
Let's be clear here. The resi-
dents of Inkster didn't deserve
this. The current economic
challenges the city faces do not
appear to be a direct result of
the actions of those currently
attempting to solve them.
The administration took this
situation apart and is attempt-
ing to manage an incredibly
difficult situation the best way
possible. With public safety the
largest expense on the balance
sheet, cuts took place there
first. They have managed, how-
ever, to insure that the cuts
won't affect response time for
residents by moving officers
back to the streets, moving
some higher ranking officers
back to patrol positions and
recalling officers assigned to
various task forces and special
project to patrolling in the city.
These weren't arbitrary or
easy choices but they were nec-
essary and unavoidable.
Hampton and members of the
council have said they plan to
do everything possible to find
other ways and places to cut
expenses so that they can bring
the police force back to full
strength.
We hope they can succeed
and we firmly believe they will
make every effort to overcome
the increased financial obsta-
cles over which their control
was limited.
Now, to add insult to injury,
the governor has appointed a
seven-member
financial
review team to examine the
finances in the city.
Perhaps they can explain
what themassive state revenue
sharing cuts meant to a com-
munity so dependent on that
revenue.
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