Cool Heads in a Crisis

By now most of us have heard of the shooting that took place on Sycamore Street today near Superstar Video. While the details of the event are starting to be reported, what has not and probably will not make the news is the fact that Glendale Park was full of kids participating in the City Works program. The counselors in the program -- all of them barely more than kids themselves -- acted with calm and cool heads, gathered the younger children together and got them to the safety of the firestation across the street.

So many times we criticize our young people and fail to recognize their ability to step up and be responsible. We were lucky to have just such young people in the park today.