Near the end of each year, we have a tendency to take inventory-to grab a snapshot of where we are and compare it to where we hoped we'd be. Or maybe that's just me. Another year where the goal was to be six feet tall by Christmas, fluent in a half dozen languages, and promoted to a Captain of Industry.
All epic fail. Again. It's okay to have our reach exceed our grasp, or what's a world for? I'd be more concerned if we stopped reaching, if not for a dream then for one another. As it is, that you try at all means you have succeeded, and, because you need to try again, it should not mean you have failed.
We elected people last November who were committed to maintaining transparency in our municipal government. It's a good idea to start thinking about who made that promise and who is keeping it as 2026 starts its ascent. Maybe we should all look to learn more from, and about, people who seem to enjoy playing keep away with information needed to make informed decisions.
That might make a nice New Year's resolution: be a light instead of a horn. Don't just make a difference, be the difference on your street, around your neighborhood, and in your city. Before you know it, the year has run, and a new one has begun. Don't dwell on deeds that may not be done and the things behind the sun.
-bill kenny
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