Since its creation in 2006, Glass City Jungle grew in popularity because of those of you who read, emailed and commented. I envisioned a place where everyone — no matter their political leanings — could debate, discuss, share and learn from each other as we tried to navigate the political climate that’s at times, murky as the Maumee River.

Opportunities I would have never expected came as a result of the Jungle. Friendships I would have never had, knowledge I would have never had, experiences I would have never had — I feel truly blessed.

Recently another opportunity presented itself, I applied for a full time job, an offer of employment has been made and I’ve accepted. The blog was in maintenance mode while I made my decision about the job and on how I wanted to handle the blog.

Glasscityjungle.com will stay live as a resource and as an archive, but there will be no new postings from me as I venture down this new path. I still can be reached at glasscityjungle @ gmail.com, though I won’t respond during work hours.

Thank you to all of you who participated, agreed, disagreed and most of all — cared about our area enough to read, comment, call or email.