Kid's Corner

were able to just use pencil and paper instead of waiting for a high-tech company to develop a pen that would write in space.

Many times, the best solution is the simplest. It is the one that already exists.

So, as women, poor folk, [there are many more poor women than men, BTW] and other groups who have been traditionally marginalized, it is our duty to study up as best we can, ask lots of questions, pester the librarians and generally make a nuisance of ourselves in order to try to understand issues of our day. To know the people who would like to show up on our behalf in various committee meetings, etc.

It is also our duty to pester the people we actually vote for! This is onerous. It’s a lot like paying bills. But perhaps if we all devoted, maybe 15 minutes to half an hour per week into just looking at things and the people who run our government, not relying on other hucksters, or people who make money off of selling scare tactics but on actual facts, we could be worthy of our grandmothers’ efforts.

deals with these types issues. She went on to say that this opportunity has given her the chance to chase her dreams.

Her journey began at The Contributor as an editorial intern, learning the ropes of the newspaper business from our co-editor Linda Bailey.

So what exactly does she do for the paper? In her latest role as Office Manager, she currently maintains the schedule for ALL the volunteers.

What does she hope to accomplish during her time here? She wants to learn as much as she can from the people here, and become a better writer, to that end she also writes a weekly newsletter for The Contributor.

From her vantage point, having grown up here, she feels Nashville is often portrayed in the media as all sunshine and roses, while the real issues remain hidden, covered up.

Illustration By Jen A.

She wants to uncover and expose “real issues” that affect people in our community.

To give you one example, during the course of this interview she cited The Riverchase Development. (Something I was not familiar with.) It was an apartment complex that was torn down and replaced by a multipurpose development. Displaced residents were supposed to be able to move back in with rental assistance, but even with the rental assistance, it’ll still be to expensive for many of the former residents to return.

This is just one example of the “real issues” highlighted by Chelsea, and things like this are becoming more and more common in our area.

I can’t wait to see what other hidden gems she uncovers, and what other accomplishments she achieves as her journey continues with The Contributor!