To the Editor:

I was raised in Knox, so a copy of The Enterprise was always lying around the house.  I first recall scanning the pages to see who made the honor roll in middle school.  As an adolescent, I perceived your paper as fodder for schadenfreude via Blotters and Dockets.  As a quasi-grownup, I viewed The Enterprise as a source for news about the local schools and engagement announcements.

Something seems different in 2016, however.  In a word, it's advocacy.  On a consistent basis I've read harrowing accounts of those whom the system has catastrophically failed: the mentally ill whose lack of follow-up treatment cost them their lives; survivors of bullying; a well-intentioned  young man who lost his life picking up a tree-cutting job for a day; and, most recently, a courageous survivor of domestic abuse whose attacker walked away with no jail time.  

I'm not sure if it's my perception that's changed this year, or if it's been a conscious decision on the part of the editors.  Either way, I've never been more proud of this periodical.  The Enterprise has progressed tremendously without losing touch with the community it serves.  Well done.

Christian Bivona

Guilderland