Hats off to the Tribune for the excellent story on Evanston’s march and rally against violence (“City takes steps against violence,” Metro, Oct. 13). Sarah Silins and her high school classmates deserve praise for organizing the event and mobilizing their own.
More disappointing was your scant coverage a week earlier of Chicago’s Walk Against Handgun Violence (Metro, Oct. 6). Totally overlooked was the walk’s centerpiece: a writing contest that drew 1,159 essays and poems from children throughout Chicagoland.
Children are too often the victims of gunfire. The walk’s sponsor, the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, believes children deserve to be heard. That’s why the six winners read their works at the walk, received a $100 gift certificate from local bookstores and won new computers for their schools.
Moreover, that’s why the winning pieces will be displayed in public buildings throughout Illinois for the next year. Surely that’s newsworthy.
