Everywhere we live can be as large and as small as we wish it to be. We control the definition and depth of what, between ourselves, we call 'my little town.' Norwich, as cities go, isn't a large city, especially if you live in a Bridgeport or a Hartford, but it can seem that way when you live in one of its neighbors, all of which are far smaller.
My point? When we in small cities speak of 'them' in city government we're really talking about 'us' since many of the elected and appointed leadership in municipalities of a 100K and less are friends and neighbors.
Last Tuesday across these United States we participated in elections that altered every aspect or had the potential to alter, of our local governance. In some places like here, we were choosing a new governor, in many others, state representatives and local government officials as well.
I defer to the bloviating blowhards of The Left and The Right (caps in these cases are a given; the gowns, not so much) on all the chatter channels to tell me why the residents of Moosejaw, Montana, voted to outlaw sippy cups and what that means for healthcare reform. What we should have learned last Tuesday is how much more there is yet to do across this country to better fulfill the promise of the Founders and to realize the dreams we have for ourselves and our loved ones.
We must continue to press on, a brick at a time, not through a plate glass window, but on top of the previous brick, to build the foundation that we will use to construct the bridge that takes us from the here and now to the where we need to go. Everyone can do something. That's the greatest joy of living in these United States: each of us can help.
-bill kenny
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