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January 10, 2003/Shevat 7 5763, Vol. 55, No. 20
Complementary agendasEditorialJanet Napolitano, Arizona's 21st governor, began her tenure this week with an agenda filled with high hopes and lofty goals. She intends to work with an all-too-often gridlocked state legislature to accomplish much in her first 100 days, including:
In the months to come, Jewish News intends to implement its own agenda of expanded government coverage of Napolitano and other public officials. We will pay careful attention to a handful of concerns that affect the quality of life of our readers, tackling issues that cross party lines, racial divides and socio-economic separations. We are implementing this agenda in response to the historic call of prophetic justice. Thousands of years ago, our prophets established as an aspect of Jewish identity the need to respond to inequality and injustice and to foster quality of life, not just for the Jewish people but for all people. As Arizonans and as Jews, we have a vested interest in whether Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne succeeds in his efforts to ensure excellent public education for our children. We have a stake in the casework of Attorney General Terry Goddard, for an injustice committed against one Arizonan is an injustice committed against every Arizonan. Jewish News endeavors to be a vital source of information covering selected political issues, debate and controversies - viewed through a uniquely Jewish lens. In her acceptance speech, Napolitano said: "(To) ensure that prosperity wins over desperation ... we must come back together as one, united in the knowledge that we need each other, and bound by our commitment to each other." Jewish News' goal is to write about issues that impact our lives within and beyond our Jewish community, in recognition of our complex responsibility for one another. In so doing, we aim to help our readers respond affirmatively to the millennia-old prophetic call to justice and to help us all realize a centuries-old democratic dream. |
