I’m always on the lookout for great female writers. But, somehow, I only recently discovered a powerful voice right here in the Philly Newspapers. Flavia Colgan runs a bloggy kind of thing for the Philadelphia Daily News called Citizen Hunter. Here’s a bit about her philosophy.
We think we have to write like Shakespeare, speak like Martin
Luther King Jr., and have the courage of a lion to stand up for things
that are right. We have been told for so long that one voice,
especially one of “just a citizen”, cannot resonate like powerful and special interests can.
But that isn’t so. We have the power to change our communities, our
nation, and our world for the better. Each and every voice is important
and we all must stand up and be counted, and we all must stand
together. The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts, and
together we can accomplish more than we realize.The philosophy behind Citizen Hunter flowed naturally from ideas and values that captured my heart and mind long ago. But the inspiration to sit down and put it together was the countless amazing people I have met on this great adventure…
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The group I think of when writing, talking on TV, or giving a speech. My “team of experts” that I turn to, are the great people across this country whose names you may not know. People who have been generous enough to let me into their lives and who care enough about their fellow man to always ask, what can I do to help?
That seems to be the most asked question I get, and doesn’t that say something?! All the darkness in the world cannot overshadow that sense of hope and generosity I feel we all have within us.
As you will see on my site, I tried to highlight what we already
know to be true – that being a good citizen means voting regularly,
staying on top of the issues, and becoming more involved in our
communities. But it is much more than that. It also means working to
maintain strong families, helping those in need, and spending our humanitarian equity.Join me as we take the sum of all our parts and walk together to
make an even mightier impact on the world around us. Whether activism
is a common part of your life or if you have never participated before,
I hope Citizen Hunter can be a place where together we can forge a
greater citizenry.
She also appears regularly on Tucker Carlson’s loathsome show. I like her style, but more importantly, I like her brand of can-do optimism. It’s easy to get beaten down and despondent. She is a perfect antidote for that.
[hat tip to Will Bunch for pointing me to Flavia.]