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Op-ed: You can’t have your cake and eat it too (by Peter Children)

In this life the majority of us ask very little, and expect even less; and invariability that is exactly what we end up with.  For the most part we are law abiding, we conform to what society deems proper, we go to work and give whatever we can afford to those less fortunate; it could be honestly said that we’re a pretty good bunch.

Whenever you assemble some 28,000 people who are for the most part diversely different in so many ways, it’s not an easy task, nor does it always run smooth.  We practice different faiths as witnessed by the many places of worship within our community.  We have a better than average selection of restaurants to pick from, enough national brands of merchandise to chose from, more beautiful women living here than we deserve.

We are privileged to have a first class medical facility in our town, good schools, a junior college with accreditation to transfer anywhere you choose to go.  We have a library that is the envy of cities five times our size.  We have an airport from which we can reach anyplace on earth; a wonderful resort ten miles away and we sit on the interstate highway system that allows us fast access to safe travel coupled with expediency.  This puts us about two hours from a metropolitan area of three million in Minneapolis….life here to an outsider looks idealist.

We have our share of those who break the law, but proportionally we are well off with excellent law enforcement.  Our system of parks is more than adequate for our needs, well maintained and safe.

We all know you can’t have your cake and eat it too; where we are lacking is in our city administration  We have a part time mayor who is in over his head; hasn’t got a clue what he’s doing. To make matters worse his top people are under the illusion he is in charge, that is far from the truth. We have a city administrator who is intimidated by this mayor and therefore concedes readily because he believes Eric can fire him. Only the city council can do that.  Unfortunately Eric currently owns those people lock stock and barrel.  No group of citizens deserves that assembledge, that is the very worst excuse of what is suppose to pass as a governing body of elected officials whose duty it is to represent the citizens of this community in the history of this city.    Let me go on to say that if they were away from that council table and had no way of ever taking those seats again, they would probably be decent folks.  But as it is now, malfeasance could be on the table.

Such then are the days of our lives as they pass before us in this small spot nestled on the great Midwestern plains.  Let me remind those who can read; vote next time, it is the only way out of this nightmare.

Peter Children

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