If what you read and hear these days is true, the impact of local elections, which were once virtually ignored by the majority of voters, may have far greater impact on our future than the winner of the famous Florida recount. For old guys like me, it s hard to get our head around that idea, but it increasingly appears to be true. My recommendation is that we pay attention. My recommendation is that we get over this frustration that we have about campaigns in general and the 2000 campaign in particular. My recommendation is that we actually talk to these folks who would presume to be our city s leaders for the next few years and make them explain to us about their vision for that future.
Good intentions are great.
The road to hell is paved with them. If we end up there because we weren t paying attention, though, we ll have only ourselves to blame. David Jennings is the chief executive officer of the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. Copyright 2001 Finance and Commerce. All rights reserved.