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a einthel fo the
co cience nd the future of
America. The ttl may eot be
dramatic Gettysburg or Viet­
nam or Desert Storm. but they will
America' place in the 21st
century.
America is at war t bome. As
Communism i collapsing all
und the world, the American
dream is coll ing for milliom of
f.amili youths arxl children all
around America. We are in
danger 0 becoming two rations:
Om of rust World privilege aod
another of Third World depriva­
tion, while a beleagured middle
class barely � on.
Tragically, America 11M al­
lowed our children to become the
poorest citizens. Nearly thirteen
and a half million American
childnm(197)a majority of wbom
are in wOrking familks(l97)lived
in poverty in 1989. That's more
than the entire population of Los
Angeles.
TWO FULL YFARS of
. -reeessionlaer, the nwnberissure­
ly even higher today. America's
high child poverty ralc is rot an
act of God or an Wl8voidable fact­
of-life in a modem, urban society.
It is highly un\.6ual, arxl it is a
conscious political and ocial
choice thar �n'C:a 112 rfiadC.· - -
Our children are poor from two to
.. 14 times more frequently than
children in other countries that8le
our alIi and economic com-
1>eti tors(l97)A\.6ttaUa, Omada,
Sweden, Germany, the Nether­
lands, France, am the United
Kingdom.
Why does the richest nation on
. the earth rense to give all its
children a fair start in life? What
does it say about our values that
we still sperld reany $300 billion
on the military but will mt keep
our children safe in their homes,
on their streets, in their sdools?
I welcome the long overdue
and much needed debate about
values in America Tbe break­
down of moral and family values
is pervasive. And it is personal
and public; individual aOO cor­
porate; rich and poor; black,
brownand white; Democratic and
Republican.
TIle standard for success for
too many Americans has become
personal greed rather than good. '
TIle standard for achievment bas
been "getting by" rather than
making an extra effort.
OUR CHILDREN are strug­
gling to grow Up in an ethically
polluted nation where instant sex
without responsibility, instant
gratification withoutefIort, instant
solutions without sacrifice, get­
ting rather than giving, aOO hoard­
ing rather than sharing are the too
frequent messages from our mass
media, popular culture aOO politi­
cal life.
Isn't is tirhe. we gave -our
children an alternative message of
caring and concern and respon­
sibility? If we are going to repair
our frayed family, community,
social aOO economic fabric aOO
rebuild a common sense of
responsibility of America's fu­
ture, every -Arrerican including
ourpoli tical-leaders, must red�fine
success in the 1900s.
TIle question is not "how much
can I get?" but "how much can I
do without and share?" All
Americans must try to remember
and strengtlien the val ues that
have held us together as a people;
fairness, honesty, hope aOO con­
cern for.the future.
Ourpoliticalleadersshould�t
the tone in theirplatfonn and theIr
policies' to honor these val� �
our nation is to weather the crss
that threatens our future. But they
can't just talk a ut values. They
must practi . them.
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Council's youth participants. For more information about the pro­
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Every Sunday Morning
Detroit Osteopathic Hospi­
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welln forum endtled, "No
Excuses for Fitne s" on
Thursday, September 17.
beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the
DOH Auditorium. There will
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demonstrations of aerobic ex­
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To register or for informa­
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