Now we know
We know this: when you step into a pool, you send out ripples in all directions. Today, if we look at our pool, our county, election reports show that every single candidate and issue supported by our publication prevailed locally, most by a margin close to 2-to-1. We celebrate the decisive passage of Issue 55 strengthening arts and culture. Voters in our region, our state and across the country turned out in record numbers. That bodes well for our future. None of our positive energy is wasted. For now, we know who we are.
We are a place that discusses the foreign policy issues that will face the next president at the Happy Dog, that sends off artist Amber Ford with an exhibition mounted by Foothill Galleries, that recalls the storied past of legendary folk and rock venue La Cave, that throws a glowing dance party at Akron Art Museum, and that grooves to music and art from Cuba, Brazil, French Canada and Spain in interesting spaces all over town. We’ve never been more us.
–Thomas Mulready