‘Cover Stories’ Archives
A Plethora
By Harvey Winje When students, public policy makers, funders, journalists and other observers inquire about the area of the  Backyard Initiative”“Central, Powderhorn Park, Corcoran and the four neighborhoods of Phillips”“typical questions residents are asked include: “What are the problems that affect your community? “Is anyone or any group trying to make change or trying to solve these problems?” “Why doesn”'t anything appear to be changing?” The issues or problems to which they refer are less than half of the story since they are only referring to negative factors and statistics that affect the whole. Fortunately for us, more than half of the story is that we have an abundance or a plethora of very positive characteristics, circumstances, infrastructures, and amenities to apply to the problems which, in turn, restores wellness to our lives. This issue of The Alley Newspaper portrays some examples [...]
EDITOR”'S NOTE Regarding “SEARCHING” by Patrick Cabello Hansel
Alley Communications has been honored and pleased to have been able to publish this novel by Patrick Cabello Hansel in The Alley Newspaper, chapter by chapter, each month for nearly three years. It has been a first for The Alley and for any local community paper as far as we know. We have been reminded by Jane Thomson, one of our most avid readers, writers, and active Alley Allies, that many noteworthy writers published novels in a serial format in newspapers or other periodicals. For example Jane points out that Charles Dickens published some of his works through serials in newspapers. He would publish chapters at regular intervals and if they were popular he would publish it as a book. Some writers sought and even depended upon reader comments and suggestions as they developed their novels. Readers are encouraged to send or call with responses to “Searching.” Did you enjoy it? Would you have changed any part? Would you like to see this story continued or another [...]
