Looking back with Lot's Wife

I didn't realize I was this hidden. Maitlan grew so fast! We're missing Clay and Eric and the Elder half of the family, but we had a wonderful time with the great food, the ocean and the pool, and the crabs! Our own little zoo pets.

So for my first article for the brand new Springville Independent, I should write something profound about beginnings and what they mean to all of us. How a fresh start is a chance to recommit to those high ideals that drive us towards the best in a free press in America. And to be sure, while there was no paper, I kept thinking about all the money the city council spends in its day to day business, wondering who was going to watch it happen and tell everybody. Where is the anger, the outrage, the thrill of calling your mayor and councilmen and complaining if you have no idea of what’s going on? But then I was also thinking about spending money on our vacation in Mexico and how that was really more relevant to me. Let’s just get it right out there; anyone who tells you that Mexico is cheap is lying. Maybe somewhere in the Mexican equivalent of Ohio it’s cheaper, but anywhere you can drink the water is going to cost you the same amount it does here; but the stuff i