Publisher's Note - December, 2007

Publisher's Note - December, 2007

Written by John Garrett Friday, 07 December 2007

Most teachers who have taught me have a similar complaint. I was kind of annoying. I had to know how things worked and why. When I did not fully understand, I asked a lot of questions and wanted to get to the bottom of it. When I didn’t agree, I asked a lot of questions. I would think most of my former employers had similar annoyances with me.

So now that I own my own business, I get to call the shots. If a story comes in that I still don’t understand or that misses an issue, it bothers me. I have begun to create a dangerous culture here at Community Impact. We want to get to the bottom of every issue. We do not want to tell you how to think. We just want to make sure we communicate to you each side so you can decide.

One area we needed to understand was how we are represented in Washington D.C. We sent a team of three to the Capitol to find out. We had access to meetings and appointments and a full list of questions. The experience was eye-opening.

While there we saw responses to phone calls, e-mails, letters and personal visits. Although our congressmen are working on national issues, they seemed to look at them with their community in mind. One topic that came up repeatedly was immigration. As a result, our story on this issue spun off from this visit.

Just as local issues such as the Wells Branch Parkway project in Pflugerville and the Wyoming Springs extension in Round Rock have created headaches and opportunities for residents and elected officials, there is something good in public debate that makes our communities and our country better. It helps us get to the bottom of it.

John Garrett

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