April 26 2011 by Current Publishing

FROM THE BACKSHOP

Always a bridesmaid

Brainard needs to stay 4 more years

tend a wedding where he wasn’t the bride. While COMMENTARY both the assembled crowd and target of the retort By Terry Anker took it all in good humor, it struck me how many Whenever traveling away from the shores of us imagine ourselves as Chinese fighting fish of our great nation, I am struck by the broad entirely worthy and only able command and willingness to exist in the fishbowl absent of others around the globe to speak English. Certainly, ... we are reminded about any others. Can we, if afflicted by a some of their interest in our how pithy speakers burning desire to be the cennative tongue comes from can be when they’re ter of attention, ever learn ubiquitous American cultural dominance lessons even communicating with only to enjoy stepping out of the spotlight and allowing othin the most remote villages a limited vocabulary ers to benefit from the light? in far-flung capitals. Moreand perhaps even less Can we set aside, even for over, the dominant U.S. dola moment, our sense that lar creates desire to affiliate of an on-the-ground we must compete with our even as much as it creates understanding of the own sons and daughters, a strong sense of envy and resentment. dialectic impact of certain our friends and neighbors, and even strangers and colBut among the many lesrhetorical imagery. leagues? Perhaps we shouldn’t sons to be learned by our question whether we should own seeming cultural and even try to resist! From what linguistic recalcitrance, we I can tell being the bride is exhausting – someare reminded about how pithy speakers can be times it’s better to simply sit in the corner, listen when they’re communicating with only a limited to the music and enjoy the cake. vocabulary and perhaps even less of an on-theground understanding of the dialectic impact of certain rhetorical imagery. At a conference Terry Anker is an associate recently in South America, a presenter, seemingly editor of Current Publishing, frustrated by the pedantic lecture he was endurLLC. You may e-mail him at ing at the hands of one of his fellow panelists, terry@currentincarmell.com. remarked that his debate opponent wouldn’t at-

Stay the course with the top job in City Hall. That’s our advice to Carmel residents as the May 3 primary election draws closer. In the race for the opportunity to be the city’s chief executive, incumbent Mayor Jim Brainard is our choice over challengers John Accetturo and Marnin Spigelman. We appreciate some of the points raised by Accetturo and Spigelman regarding fiscal conservancy, but Carmel, in our opinion, couldn’t possibly be in better hands for the next four years. Other endorsements: Brian Poindexter for city judge (he deserves a full term), Paul Wonch in the Southwest District (he will set the standard in this new area), Eric Seidensticker in the Central District (his yen for debate is healthy and we view him as honest), Sue Finkam in the Northeast District (it’s time for a change and a fresh, focused perspective), Luci Snyder in the Southeast District (a fierce advocate for her constituents, although we like challenger Tom Kendall’s idea for a small-business incubator … as long as it would be privately funded, but there’s no guarantee there), and incumbents Kevin “Woody” Rider and Ron Carter (each is building a fine legacy and deserves to continue service) as at-large can-

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg didates. After we had our own spirited debate on the Northwest District, we settled on Mike Casati (his law enforcement, legal and community involvement backgrounds speak volumes). ••• Thumbs-up to former Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Carter, who was honored April 13 by Indiana University-Kokomo’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs with its Public Service Award. Carter was recognized for his service to the county from 2003-2010.

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