Will Springfield become Pleasantville?
It's finally election day in Springfield and I keep thinking of the movie Pleasantville. Remember that one? It's revolves around a 50's TV town that's afraid to embrace change and the future. The Chamber of Commerce serves as the stern, backward-thinking local government.
The fact that our daily newspaper endorsed a former mayor elected in the 70's who more recently chaired the Chamber of Commerce strikes me as the ultimate expression of the desire many residents have to turn back the clock to Pleasantville.
Do a majority of Springfield residents want to embrace the past or a new future? I'm a little worried about finding out.