Election season is over, with half of the country passively celebrating and the other half grappling with what went wrong. Despite the darkness that comes with political turmoil, there is a perceived glow over the November horizon that people either happily embrace or involuntarily coil away from: Thanksgiving. 

On Tuesday night, amongst the heat and anxiety of watching the presidential election unfold, it was announced that we have a new mayor and a newly re-elected councilwoman.

So, the general election has finally caught up to us and is officially this Tuesday.

The candidate debate happened on Monday night.

A Facebook post recently left me disillusioned.

Two years ago, tucked away on her down-home farm on Victory Road, Betty Lou Velez-Gimbel received a letter in the mail that would change her life forever.

“If you stick around,” said the Independent candidate for Howell Council, Betty Velez-Gimbel, “somebody big is going to show up in support of farmers and in support of my run.”

In the Howell staple breakfast spot, Big City Bagel, John Leggio sat before me, right at home, and stated matter-of-factly, “I want to be the people’s mayor.”

Strangely, though not as vehemently, our election for Howell mayor has paralleled our current presidential election: we have a new Democratic candidate.