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| The Challenges We Face In the second hour, The American Promise looks at hard choices, information and deliberation. These are the issues and occasions which bring us together, whether we like it or not. HARD CHOICES • In Wyoming, ranchers fight ranchers and naturalists as wolves are reintroduced into Yellowstone Park. It's a clash of values over this precious natural resource. • Being an active and involved citizen isn't the easy route, but what happens if citizens bow out of public life? A look at a town where nothing works and apathy, distrust and gridlock are the rule. • Corrupt politicians, organized crime and an uninvolved citizenry brought Chelsea, Mass., to bankruptcy. A state-appointed official took over the bureaucracy, but the most critical task was to get residents to fight for their hometown. INFORMATION • Without accurate, timely, reliable information, citizens cannot take part. Everybody complains about the media, but the Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer is doing something about it. • Warning: Drugs and gangs can be hazardous to your health. That's the message depicted on some of these memorial wall murals painted by graffiti artists in New York City. • Tired of shouting matches and discussions that go nowhere? The members of YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity) found a way to keep their meetings on track with time-saving hand signals that promote agreement and decision-making. • In Santa Monica, Calif., citizens can use their computers to get involved in city government. The city's Public Electronic Network (PEN) lets information flow freely, with some surprising results. DELIBERATION • When the greatest flood of 1993 destroyed Pattonsburgh, Missouri, the citizens got the chance to start over. They had to sit down together and deliberate: What kind of Pattonsburgh would they build this time? • In Teen Court, students at Wilson High School in Los Angeles have found that a jury of your peers can be the toughest. This court knows the crime and the context, the jargon and the realities.  |
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