Initial Story

I have been encouraged to prepare short stories about what is going on at the City.

Just like many managers in many business areas, the blogging process has become a way to meet customers and discuss issues that are relevant to their businesses. I will be using this as a means to share my thoughts on the issues facing the City of Concordia as an organization and Concordia as a community.

I will take responsibility for the facts and opinions in this Blog. Just as I said as a younster doing a radio show, my opinion is not necessarily the official opinion of the management; in this case, City of Concordia.

Many folks will wonder first "What is a Blog?" A blog is a combination of two words: weB and LOG. That results in the shortened version of Blog.

I will be writing to a number of audiances. I have learned that different folks look at these things for different reasons. So I will be writing to people in the City of Concordia as a political subdivision, the greater community of Concordia, employees of the City, and to folks who live other places who are still interested in where they used to live. I know the latter is true because of getting email messages from them asking about what is going on. It has caused me to check up on some of the places I have lived and worked to see what is going on.

The one rule I know I will be using here is one I learned several years ago. The community where I worked was planning to purchase some ground for a business and recreation park. I was encouraged to write several OP/ED pieces about why the City Council wanted to pursue this development. The problem that occured was that one person from the community turned the process into a campaign platform to run for mayor. I stopped my writing because I became the issue not the property aquisition.

So, if someone wants to run for office, I won't use this to debate issues.

So, the rule is this:I won't be naming names or making references to folks who do and say dumb things.

I won't be having any conversations with any animals either.

So here we go. Issue number 1. I hope folks enjoy reading and provide honest and tasteful feedback. I will be the measure of tasteful too. Larry