Do you believe in Huntington and Cabell County's Potential?

I believe in the potential of Huntington and Cabell County. If I've learned one thing in my sixty-six years, it's this: You don't get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action. We all have a role to play.

That's the challenge I make to you. It's a call to action for people who, like me, believe in Huntington and Cabell County. It's not too late, but it's getting pretty close. So let's shake off the Hubris and go to work. First, register to vote. Second, start learning all that you can about each candidate for the various offices in the city and county. Third, become familiar with the area's long-term issues. I say long-term, because the city and county’s deteriorating infrastructure will be extremely costly to up-grade, and it may take decades to modernize.

Finally, every citizen of our county needs to recapture the “sense of community” that once existed in our area, and having that community spirit dictates that we continuously keep in mind the welfare of future generations of citizens that will inherit what we leave behind – be it good or bad. We do have a responsibility to work for the good of all in the present and for our children and their children and beyond.

I offer this as my “good medicine” for the first small step toward a progressive and “livable” Huntington and Cabell County of the Twenty-first Century. Will you join us! People Power occurs when each of us registers to vote and, then, by making sure we go to the polls! Power to the People!