President's Day

To whom it may concern,

On this federal holiday we remember the Presidents who steered us through troubling waters, and who time and again corrected our country's course through history. Today we face even more daunting challenges, wrestled by a dire sense of futility that breads apathy. Democracy requires participation, and as the world becomes more complex, the ways in which we interact with government must change. Accessibility is the responsbility of civil institutions, and the people together with privte business must be responsible for initiating change. This country has been in need of a new beginning, its own ethos. In America, we celebrate those leaders whose actions inspire us today.

GUNNAR HAND, AICP