Finally, it's out of the way.  Finally, it will be quiet for a while and we can all calm down and get back to normal.

Back in August when qualifying open for candidates, I posted the following:  (emphases added)

Stay classy.  No matter who wins and who loses, we still have to live together.  Things to avoid include

• Cheap shots at your opponents that don't have anything to do with managing the city

• Creating personal controversies.  Remember how the Pankey campaign in 2008 allegedly tried to create dirt on Adrian Bonser?  Like that.  Don't do it.

• Gratuitous negative campaigning.  I don't care what the marketing statistics say, negativity will bounce back on you.

• Putting flyers on cars parked at a church/synagogue during worship.  Enough said.

• Bragging about your campaign's strengths if you win.  The only thing worse than a sore loser is a sore winner.

Congratulations, Mike and Terry! Enjoy your Christmas and New Year's because the work really gets going in January.