Has it been a year?

This past year has been different from the previous year.
I have written more birthday cards. I have painted my living room. I planted and harvested a vegetable garden. I have read books just for fun. I have hiked a mountain and rafted a river. I have experimented with new recipes in the kitchen, new software on the computer, new hardware used with power tools, and new projects with the sewing machine. In short, I have taken on more varied projects during this year than campaigning allowed in 2008.
The similarities lie in the fact that I still enjoy relationships with old friends and new. I still have kept a paddle in the stream of politics. And I continue to find avenues of service to my community.

I watched with interest the birth of two different citizen initiatives during this past summer. Both addressed needs of our state government and I am pleased to be carrying both petitions to my neighbors these days. If you have not investigated the initiatives, called "Fair Boundaries" and "Utahns for Ethical Government", I encourage you to do so. The names above are linked to their respective websites. If you are registered to vote in Utah, I would be pleased to bring a petition to you to sign or arrange for someone else to do this.

The process of bringing a citizens' initiative to the voters' ballot next November is arduous but these issues are worth the trouble. I hope you will join me in supporting these initiatives.