I thought about this when I read it, but Mayor Brown puts it most succinctly:
And the irony that this luncheon was held in Glenmore (archived: 2023) – an affluent, gated community – must have been obvious to everyone present.
From the DP (no longer available):
“Lots of poor kids are smart and need enrichment opportunities,” Ralston told the chamber’s annual Community Government Luncheon at Glenmore Country Club (archived: 2023). Parents living in poverty “want the best for their kids but they don’t have the resources and they don’t have the opportunities,” she said.
WINA (archived: 2008) and WCAV (no longer available) report as well. Hat tip to Waldo.
Might as well lead from the top.
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