I had a crazy idea to start this blog on November 29, 2010. Tomorrow marks the start of my eighth year.
Some Statistics
I published 44,590 comments.
I chose not to approve 863 comments, which are still sitting in my spam folder. Those are mostly anonymous and hate-filled. I did approve the most hurtful comment which came in at 12:06 AM.
The true spam comments were deleted.
1,891,460 pages were read by you.
My most popular post of all time is still Parent offended by article in The Devil's Advocate.
The second most popular post is Photos from tonight's meeting. Those photos were from a time when we thought that attending a commission meeting actually mattered. Silly us.
I made a lot of friends along the way, but also lots at the other end of the spectrum. My expectations include transparency, accountability, honesty, and fairness. That is where I lose some people.
I am hoping that 2018 is the start of a new beginning. Two of our biggest bullies in local government are at the end of their terms. I'm optimistic that our new leadership will regain control of our administrators by insisting that the administrations act promptly on letters and requests sent by the public and to make documents accessible and transparent for the public. When that happens, I'm calling it quits.
Readers, thank you for your support. I really appreciate it.
Some Statistics
I published 44,590 comments.
I chose not to approve 863 comments, which are still sitting in my spam folder. Those are mostly anonymous and hate-filled. I did approve the most hurtful comment which came in at 12:06 AM.
The true spam comments were deleted.
1,891,460 pages were read by you.
My most popular post of all time is still Parent offended by article in The Devil's Advocate.
The second most popular post is Photos from tonight's meeting. Those photos were from a time when we thought that attending a commission meeting actually mattered. Silly us.
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I made a lot of friends along the way, but also lots at the other end of the spectrum. My expectations include transparency, accountability, honesty, and fairness. That is where I lose some people.
I am hoping that 2018 is the start of a new beginning. Two of our biggest bullies in local government are at the end of their terms. I'm optimistic that our new leadership will regain control of our administrators by insisting that the administrations act promptly on letters and requests sent by the public and to make documents accessible and transparent for the public. When that happens, I'm calling it quits.
Readers, thank you for your support. I really appreciate it.
