Jim Woster
Associate Editor
When you live in the heart of a relatively large city, the sound of sirens is not an uncommon occurrence. Certainly, the proximity of the first responder vehicle plays a role in one’s attention antennae but for the most part sirens and South Sixth Avenue are joined at the hip. I should mention that is due in no small part to our proximity to Interstate 229, Cliff Avenue and 41st Street, all fairly heavy traffic areas. Add to that that the Cliff Avenue-41st street junction is within about a mile of Avera McKennan Hospital, and the sound of a siren should be no surprise.
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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation.
Jim Woster
Associate Editor
