As I contemplate being sworn in as a City Councilor next week here in Newport, Oregon, I have frequently asked myself why I am doing this new thing and others ask me what my "agenda" is. I haven't had a good answer for either of these things except to say "service." And that makes me think that I will take my inspiration by the stellar example of Jimmy Carter. May I be a fraction of the man he was in this endeavor. May he RIP.