Mission 2: Hi Ho, Hi Ho! It's Off to Work We Go!

Corrupt Angel/ Chani with a snazzy new  sling (side note: broken shoulders hurt!)

As of late jobs in Modesto have been dwindling and it has become a huge problem. Just ask my non-superhero persona.....she's broke all the time and constantly complaining about not having a job. What's that she calls herself?: "starving artist" something or other. I asked the non- super hero-having Chani to help me in this matter and she was all like "but I can't right now. Broken shoulder....." blah blah blah, whine, whine, whine. That story is for another time. Anyhow what to do......

Corrupt Angel Investigates: Well I figured since I'm a super hero and know nothing of "jobs" and the normal me is no help I must inform myself. What to do? Where to go? To the internets!!! Vast well of knowledge that it is. I searched Wikipedia (stupendous compendium of facts) for our fair city and found that Modesto's main resource is agri-commerce (vegetables and such) and the workforce is mostly high school educated working class with the main group of workers being in, shocker, agri-commerce and production.

Act!!: It seems there are already several groups of the non-super kind working on the matter of how to get jobs back to our city. Many of the small- business owners also have several good ideas. They say there's too many middle men to go through when you own a business and they'd like it if the city and state collaborated on making it easier to own your own businesses. They'd also like it if there was better transportation in Modesto so their workers would have a better chance of coming into work (Chani also says the bus system 'blows'). Small business owners feel like their city doesn't invest in them enough so they want the city to invest in businesses with small loans. Most of all they say people need to buy local!! The Modesto Redevelopment Agency has also set up a project of downtown renewal to encourage more businesses and jobs. I say that is a decent start. Here's what I say we should do........

Imagine: I say I make this short and sweet and just zap all the big business owners here in Modesto with my good ol' mind warp. All these big businesses want to operate here in our town they will 'donate' to be able to set up shop here. My  super duper tele-mind warp (remember no snickering at the name) will make them feel compelled to give away their excess dollars to all the little guys for up-start loans, land development, etc. etc. I can hear Chani already...... something about "ethics, morals, and using my powers to bend the will of others" blah blah. What does she know anyhow? I'm the super hero here.

Chani got off her butt to chronicle another of my missions (despite her broken shoulder).... maybe she is sorta "super" after all:

Mission 1: I Can Handle This!

         

 Alright so there is this huge problem in education here in Modesto. Seems that the schools are running out of money at an alarming rate. The city has searched for help and I have courageously answered the call. That's what we super heroes do right? Well anyhow, Modesto has called upon the powers of lil ol me to rescue education from this dilemma. I've decided to investigate the matter and have scoured the neighborhood as my pedestrian identity to find answers. What is this problem? and What has attacked the coffers of our schools?

Corrupt Angel Investigates:  Okay, okay so I couldn't go investigating the matter in my superhero skivvies, so I've gone in pursuit of knowledge as my less conspicuous self. Can't have a superhero roaming the neighborhood. What would the neighbors think? So, I asked one family.....,we shall call them the Smiths to protect their anonymity,..... how their experience was with their children's school. Well, I was shocked to learn that their children's favorite after-school program had been cut from the budget, the art club. "What no art club??!?!?!?! This will not do!" It turned out that the kiddies had become listless zombies and had fallen prey to less creative outlets of their time. the DREADED T.V.! This definitely sounds like a job for Corrupt Angel.

What to Do?: So how can I solve this conundrum? Well I will use my super duper tele-mind warp (yes that's what it's called!) to shape the minds of the community. Trust me I never use this power for evil.......promise. Anyhow, all they need is a little gentle persuasion in the brain to solve this problem. I've decided that all we need is for people to pitch in and work together to fill in where the schools are lacking. So, I told Mrs. Smith my idea and she immediately decided it was great. Here's the plan: Go to the schools and devote spare-time and materials to restart the after-school program. Best yet, it won't cost the schools a dime!

The Plan: My "normal" self insists that this can be done minus the affects of my super duper tele-mind warp (preposterous!). Whatever the case I will indulge her to lay out her non-super hero plans here: 

     I think that the education budget problem and the resulting cuts of extra-curricular activities can be prevented if resources from the community are utilized. For instance, your school can't afford a football team? how about forming a mentor ship between local sports teams and parents or volunteers. Instead of having the state or city set aside funds for the activity have the parents devote time to coaching and pool funds to pay for the costs of the activity. Not only would this save the city tons of money, but it also would create lasting bonds within the community. This same idea could be applied for any of the after-school/ extra-curricular activities that are suffering during the economic crunch.

(For the record I, Corrupt Angel, could just use my super-duper tele-mind warp to make everyone see what has to be done! But perhaps my alter-ego is right......her plan is good too.

OH AND LOOK!!!!! The art student alter-ego put my exploits into a comic-book! What super-hero would be complete without a comic????)  click here for comic part 1  click here for comic part 2