Letter to the Editor: Culture in the newspaper

Dear Editor:

The closing of one year and the opening of another stimulates much introspection and appreciation. It is natural to mark milestones with gratitude. 

As a cultural enthusiast, I would like to acknowledge two people whose efforts make The Patriot a community treasure: Lorine Parks and Carol Kearns. 

Both these women work countless hours every week to make this newspaper a relevant counterpoint to the barrage of media nonsense offered from other outlets. We should thank them regularly. 

While poetry and personal writing may not seem like “news” or political discourse, it is exactly the work these women present each week in the newspaper that brings the big issues home to our own lives. 

Thank you to Lorine Parks and Carol Kearns for their hard and true work, and The Patriot for offering them a venue to enrich us all. 

Roy Anthony Shabla
Director of Collections, Downey Museum of Art