First post on FR a sad one
Before I get started on the FR Blog, I would like to thank Jon for continuing to show great respect for young people in politics. He doesn’t provide lip service like others. He creates opportunities for those of us just getting starting (relatively speaking) to get our feet wet. I was honored that he asked me, of all people, to join him compiling and editing the site. I am honored further to be in the company of some truly great political professionalsin the FR Blogpen.
Now on to this first post. It takes me back to earlier, sunnier days.
In my morning reading, I came across a sad story in the Orange County Register about a young boy who drowned yesterdayoff ofHuntington State Beach between towers 6 and 7. He and another boy were brought in from 150 to 200 yards off shore (1 and 1/2 to 2 football fields), a considerable distance in ocean terms (in a pool, that’s nothing), indicative of the conditions (South to Southwest swell, strong winds out of the West to Northwest). Two to four foot surf, as it was reported, is, again, nothing on a calm… Read More