I’d like to take a moment and introduce myself. My name is Michelle Ventress and I am the Editor of the Post. I think it’s fairly rare to find someone who truly enjoys what they do for a living. So often, people work because they have to, not because the want to. I’m one of the few that honestly loves what they do, and I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to be covering the news in such a fantastic city.

This will be the first in the Editor’s Column series. I’ll take some time and let y’all know what it is that we’re up to and give my thoughts on the happenings in our great city. This would also be a wonderful way for you to let me know what you think. Feel free to leave comments and give me a piece of your mind. (Don’t worry, I can take it).

In this first edition of this column, I’d like to focus on local politics. I know, I know- I’m tired of the commercials too. But I think we have something truly special in Rancho and it’s coming up on Saturday, the 25th. Ken Cooley has been partnering up with some of the neighborhood associations and putting on a fabulous pancake breakfast. It’s free for anyone who wants to come out, and you get to meet a large portion of our local candidates. You can read more about Politics and Pancakes in Lincoln Village here. It’s so much more exciting to meet the candidates over a cup of coffee in a park or church parking lot than it is to read about everything they intend to do while in office from a mailer that you probably don’t read anyway.

This Saturday take some time off and bring the family over to Lincoln Village and have a conversation with a local candidate, ask the questions that are important to you and make your decision based on your conversations, not name recognition from yard signs. You can also come visit me- I’ll be helping to serve pancakes!

My grandpa is a very intelligent and very patriotic man. He loves our country, flaws and all.  As election season draws to a close, I can’t help but hear him telling me once again, “Vote. You’ve got no right to complain if you don’t vote”.