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Editorial: Thumbs up, thumbs down

Thumbs up to city of Williams snow crews for doing an awesome job removing snow from our roadways. There has been so much snow that these men barely have time to catch their breath. Lately, as soon as our streets are cleared, more snow arrives, quickly covering our roadways. If you see these guys out working, smile and wave. They deserve our appreciation.

Thumbs down to business owners and residents that fail to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice. Winter is not that long, folks, and it takes little time and effort to keep our sidewalks safe - plus, shoveling snow is excellent exercise. Clear sidewalks could prevent someone from taking a serious fall, which in the end, could be more costly to the offending property owner than the cost of snow removal.

Thumbs up to all the positive minded businesses who believe in the future enough to use the "slow season" to remodel, redecorate, add on or even build new structures. Many of the places that close or reduce their hours this time of year do so to make their businesses more inviting to our visitors and to their local customers. We look forward to seeing the changes.

Thumbs down - We've said it before and we'll say it again - take down those Christmas lights, including the lights at the east end of the city and holiday banners on historic light posts. Yes, Williams is known for its Mountain Village Holiday celebration. However, Mountain Village lasts only November through mid-January. Newsflash - it is March, folks.

Thumbs up - We are breathing a sigh of relief at the News after sending the Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce's Business Directory to print. We appreciate the chamber's staff, who compiled all the information for the directory. We are now working on the spring editions of the Williams and Grand Canyon tour guides. For nearly 25 years, we have published the tour guides, and with each printing, the quality of the guides improves. This year's chamber directory is a beautiful product, with all-slick, magazine quality pages. We are proud to serve our community by distributing these products. Without the support of our customers, these products would not be possible. We appreciate you.


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