Forward Motion

Well, my date with Rodney was very educational. Apparently, he and his friend (all bangers) help Joe with his campaign. They will be going door-to-door and passing out literature, driving old people to vote, and generally making their presence felt in the neighborhood. He says that the Disciples are part of the Folk Nation. It sounds so lovely! Like Peter, Paul and Mary or maybe Joan Baez would sing some freedom songs. Joe must be happy to have such wholesome people working to support him.

Also, I need to clear up some confusion about the mailer Joe sent out last week. There is a picture of him at an immunization clinic. He is seated with a woman and child. Just for the record, that is not Joe's child. He does not actually have any black children of his own. The picture is what He calls a 'photo op'. I'm not sure what 'op' means but He was very busy and couldn't explain. He did say that He likes to stage the 'photo op' so that He looks very involved in the community.

But a lot of people have called the office wondering where the immunization clinic is in our neighborhood. But I've been doing some research and all I can find off the City's website about immunization clinics is this:

Uptown Neighborhood Health Center
845 W. Wilson
(312) 742-3227
Fax: (312) 742-3238
Hours of Operation:
Mon, Wed, Fri: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Tue, Thu: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Closed 2nd Wed every month (12 - 4 p.m.)

That's not in my neighborhood. That's probably good. I bet there's a bunch of vagrants and dope fiends that go to the clinics. But I hope that children can still be immunized. It's important. I mean, it's no Foie Gras issue, but children need to be taken care of by adults. Like the ducks, they can't stand up and fight for themselves.

This also may be helpful:
National Immunization Program
Email: nipinfo@cdc.gov
Website: www.cdc.gov/nip/
Provides information about vaccines, including precautions and contraindications for immunization and vaccine shortages.

OR
Mark Amerson
Illinois Dept of Public Health, Immunization Program
525 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
Phone: 217-785-1455 Fax: 217-524-0967 Mark.amerson@illinois.gov