I try to be upbeat and cheerful as Freehold's Mayor. Sometimes, though, I admit to having a short fuse.
That happened the other day. I was making walking on Divine Street when the mother of one of our High School students hailed me. "They have a wonderful mariachi band program over in Denison," she said. "Why can't we have one in Freehold?"
Such a ridiculous question got under my skin. After a deep breath I explained to her Dension, Iowa, is a meat packing town. It's about an hour west of Freehold. I warned Mayor Pam Soseman over there her town would be swamped with Mexicans if that plant was allowed. Now white people have to hear mariachi "music." That will not happen in Freehold.
I didn't mention the even bigger problem. White kids in Denison are learning to perform mariachi music and leaving good music behind. Dension is going to see mixed race marriages and tacos in restaurants. Nope, that is not for Freehold.
How Denison, Iowa, united around a high school mariachi band (desmoinesregister.com)
That happened the other day. I was making walking on Divine Street when the mother of one of our High School students hailed me. "They have a wonderful mariachi band program over in Denison," she said. "Why can't we have one in Freehold?"
Such a ridiculous question got under my skin. After a deep breath I explained to her Dension, Iowa, is a meat packing town. It's about an hour west of Freehold. I warned Mayor Pam Soseman over there her town would be swamped with Mexicans if that plant was allowed. Now white people have to hear mariachi "music." That will not happen in Freehold.
I didn't mention the even bigger problem. White kids in Denison are learning to perform mariachi music and leaving good music behind. Dension is going to see mixed race marriages and tacos in restaurants. Nope, that is not for Freehold.
How Denison, Iowa, united around a high school mariachi band (desmoinesregister.com)
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