The Junction

This post will probably earn my crucifiction by the Weber County Forum who do not like anyone to speak who disagree with them.

Friday in the New York Times Ogden was featured. And dude, I mean FEATURED. Big story. Big article. Nice big pictures. All about how fabulous our city is and why people would want to come here. Considering the NYT is a national newspaper, our fair city just got fabulous coverage all over the nation. Friday in Ogden the Duchess and the husband went down to the new junction mall that opened last week. Today we went again. We love it down there. It was packed. It was fun. The new theaters are fabulous.

Why will I be crucified? Well, here we go: the mayor of Ogden deserves major kudos. He won't get them, but he deserves them. I moved here five years ago to pretty much a ghetto (well, as close as you get to ghetto in Utah which is not very close). Now the city is hopping. It's fun to be downtown. My house has appreciated quite a bit. I am proud to be from here. My family come to visit and they comment every time that the city looks better than the last time they were here. I will vote for this mayor again, considering he runs again. I may even publicly campaign for him, I am considering it.

I have been told this opinion makes me an outsider. Clearly because I wasn't born here, my opinion doesn't count (the $ I spend in taxes notwithstanding). I have been told this makes me part of the Godfrey amen choir (my opinion is somehow suspect when it happens to align with the mayor's). I have been told by some they will no longer speak with me if I publicly support Godfrey (my acquaintanceship apparently is contingent on my politics).

But I will say this. I am happy to live here now. I will probably not move, ever. Thank you Mayor Godfrey.