First post

I'm a news junkie, but sometimes the news even makes me depressed. So this blog will accentuate the positive, and you'll be in charge. Send me your story about a Hometown Hero. He or she doesn't have to be a hero in the traditonal sense, although that would be great. You can write in about the police officer or neighbor who went out of his way to help you, the husband who surprised you on your anniversary, or the child who got his first hit in little league. Heros come in all ages and abilities, so let's celebrate them here.

Post your comment below, (you do have to sign up but it's easy) or email me at daseaton@arkcity.net and I'll post it myself. Feel free to send pictures or even video clips if you can figure that out. Or you can email them and I'll do my best to post them on this blog.

I'll start things out by writing about my heroine, Shannon Seaton. She's also my wife. I don't want to make this too gooey or personal, but I find it heroic that she can run a daycare for nine hours, cook dinner, keep the house clean, and go to her second job helping clean here at the Traveler in the evenings. All this pretty much on a daily basis, not to mention parenting Isaiah, 9, and Owen, 17 months. OK OK OK. I know. I need to step up and do some more house work!