This from Lois Garlick

Dear Friends,

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

And thank you. Your support in my campaign for County Executive was tremendous. I had no comprehension of all that was involved when I signed my name to an application to run for office. All that I knew was that something was begging to be done and I was the only one there to do it.

The response from you all, old friends and new, was just overwhelming and heart warming. I can't begin to express my gratitude to every one of you. For those of you who voted for me, I'm sorry I didn't get to meet all of you. Thank you for your trust. To those who worked so diligently through all of the campaign, I say congratulations for being part of our vote tally of nearly 30% of returns.

There is much work left to be done monitoring what will take place in county government in the next four year term, as well as all that will be tried. The problem - facing not just our county but human inhabitants universall - haven't gone away. And they won't go away unless we stay involved in the process titled "government". So... see you all at the next county or city council meeting.

With love, and thank you again,
Lois

10:30 am
Most of us living in this Northwest area have so much to be thankful for. I could list - even from a political perspective - a whole list of features we take for granted. Political change without deaths - for a starter. But we can each write out such a list with few differences and fewer disagreements. The idea that I think is most American and what we have contributed to the world is Liberty. Personal liberty. We almost invented the concept of individual liberty with restraints only of a practical kind for protecting society. So much flows from this idea - entrepreneurship, religious tolerance, free speech, free markets, political participation, full property rights for all, and all the freedoms too long to list such as travel, association, careers, etc. We might give thanks to all those who have gone before us and who have secured our liberties for us.

On top of liberty, we live in an area with clean air, clean water and a clean and beautiful environment. To any who would argue with that statement I would hazard a guess that they have not traveled enough. Whether in the USA or to foreign countries, travel reveals to us the incredible paradise we live in. We have much to be thankful for.