By Victor C. Kirk The tremendous carnage of that day was ever present nearly 11 weeks after the event. A visit for thanksgiving to Philadelphia also included a journey by car to New York City. When we arrived, there was…
Category: Opinions
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: September 11, 2001- Part One
By Victor C. Kirk On the 20th anniversary of the attack of September 11, 2001, I reflected on two experiences; my visit to the site during the thanksgiving holidays of 2001, and a memo sent to me on September 4,…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Michael Kenneth Williams – Drugs and “Omar”
By Victor C. Kirk I was his friend, but he didn’t know me. It’s strange how we see a movie or TV series and embrace a character. We then look for him or her to “star” in another movie or…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Wealth in Monroe – A Reckoning
By Victor C. Kirk Every now and then you read what you wrote days and sometimes weeks later and ask the question “is this the perspective I want to propagate”. When I began the quest to unravel wealth in Monroe,…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Wealth in Monroe – Part Two
By Victor C. Kirk Finding the money in Monroe is quite a task – you are removing layer after layer of an onion. There are signs and signals of where there is paydirt. Several factors are present in the Monroe…
Wealth in Monroe – Part One – Where is the money?
By Victor C. Kirk The Census tables awakened America to its “browning” as the number of African Americans and Hispanics grew in some instances four-fold from a decade ago’s census reporting. Monroe saw a change as well. A total population…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Haiti – Part Three
By Victor C. Kirk There was complete surprise when Mayor Romaine requested that I find for him two Louisiana Queens that would participate in the Haitian Carnival Ball. His office would make hotel and travel arrangements for the two queens,…