Op Ed: Cary Needs Its Own News Source

Hal Goodtree is Editor & Publisher of CaryCitizen

Welcome to the inauguration of CaryCitizen!

This is my first editorial. So it’s a good time to explain why I’m launching a news channel devoted to our town.

Cary is an interesting place.

Time and time again, our town is cited as one of the most desirable places to live in the U.S. Yet the undeserved reputation is that we exist solely as a suburb for the greater cities and towns that surround us. Our town is routinely ridiculed as a haven for minivan drivers, neatly trimmed shrubs, golfers and bunko players.

For all of our great youth programs, our fine restaurants, our service in the community, our beautiful parks, our increasingly diverse population and spectacular cultural events, the reputation has little merit. But it continues to sting.

It’s a 21st century Tale of Two Cities. Are we a community with a personality and virtues of our own, or just a collection of subdivisions? To me, the answer is obvious.

So, maybe what this town needs is to start telling its own story.

Add your thread to the tapestry of Cary. Subscribe to CaryCitizen by email. Add your comments to our coverage or send a letter to the Editor. Send us your best pictures of life in Cary or join the Cary Group on Flickr.

We will bring you the news that’s important to all of us – the citizens of Cary. Together, we can publish the real story of our town, one day at a time.

Matt Young also contributed to this article.