Passing the Torch
Former mayor Edward McKenzie slowly added a stack of newspaper clippings to the nearly full box on his desk. He should have seen it coming; this past election his opponent was a bright young woman only a few years out of college, bursting with ideas to improve the city. He had banked on her inexperience winning him at least one more term as mayor, but the people had spoken. Ed would miss this office—the perfect view of the city park,…