tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316465434729059912011-04-21T11:41:14.979-07:00Chesney Randolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000433562722549824noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431646543472905991.post-3829454884993907172009-05-05T06:33:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:34:30.913-07:00The second story I wrote was a day-in-the-life. It shadowed Anthony Gonzalas on Saturday outing with the kids from the Boys and Girls Club. He was the same person I wrote my profile on. After interviewing him for the story I wanted to further cover the work he did with the kids at the Boys and Girls Club. This was a harder story to cover because the reporting was more observation and less interviewing. With over seven kids running around at a park at once the day started out a little chaotic. But once I focused on Gonzalas and his interaction with the kids everything worked out.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/431646543472905991-382945488499390717?l=deviantbehavior23.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chesney Randolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000433562722549824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431646543472905991.post-69034377972803680742009-05-05T06:32:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:37:44.193-07:00For my JMC 410 class we were assigned to find write a profile on someone in our beat. My initial thinking was to cover a police officer who worked on campus and get their insight on crime in Greeley, but a chance meeting with Anthony Gonzalas changed all of that. Many could say Gonzalas’s story is nothing special. He was a kid who grew up in a not so great area, made some not so great choices and ended up in a not so great situation. What makes Gonzalas different and his story inspiring to those around him, is what he did after he ended up in such a bad place. Gonazalas is a former gang member who decided to get out of a gang and pursue a different path. His situation is one unfortunately many young teens growing up in Greeley find them selves in. Gang violence is a problem the community of Greeley faces today. But with great effort from the <a href="http://www.greeleypd.com/">Greeley Police Department</a> and Mayor Ed Clark, the city of Greeley is becoming safer for everyone. Still, young people are faced with peer pressure to join a gang and Gonzalas has taken a step further in trying to combat this issue by volunteering his time at the <a href="http://www.bgcweld.org/">Boys and Girls Club</a> in Greeley. Gonzalas’s story was truly inspiring, but at the same time frightening to hear. It’s always good to hear someone who has risen from a bleak situation, but Gonzalas’s story reminds me that gangs are still a very really issue for the Greeley community.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/431646543472905991-6903437797280368074?l=deviantbehavior23.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chesney Randolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000433562722549824noreply@blogger.com0