'Hear Me Out!' creating waves

Appleona Brown, student, 'Create jobs, train more young people', October 6:

The writer displays practical insight into the mechanics necessary for a community to flourish, socially and economically.

It is refreshing to observe, also, the awareness that the society will not achieve idealistic perfection, in stating: "But there are those who, no matter what we do to help them, no matter how we try with them, will always stick to a criminal lifestyle." That's the 'real world'! Solid!

- evanarchere

Hear Me Out! is a great concept! The people have the answers, not the politicians.

Collectively, people make BETTER decisions.

- Glenn Smith

Excellent submission by this young woman. Could not be said any better or more real. These young people feel the pain and understand what needs to be done. What more do the people in authority to put things into focus need?

There are many things that can be manufactured. Grace has the know-how, and we lose so much of our yearly produce that spoils when in season, and is not available when out of season. That is an area where it can start: factories, factories, factories, and farms, farms, farms, using technology.

- Gloria Pottinger

Lloyd Hewitt, shopkeeper, 'Colonial rule much better', October 13:

This Thursday guest column, Hear Me Out!, is a great move by this newspaper. The Gleaner is enhancing our democracy. LOVE THIS MOVE.

This article has given voice to the reality mindset of majority of Jamaica's youth.

How do you transform a culture and inspire a nation? The prime minister-designate, Mr Andrew Holness, must first inspire this nation and lead by example, a life of the highest integrity and an exemplary first family.

- Rev Joan Porteous