Too close. . .

As I walked through this week, I considered the dilemma I am now faced with. The dilemma is, interestingly enough, the assignment. No, it’s not because I don’t know who to talk to or what to ask… on the contrary, the opposite is true. The assignment was to use the guidelines provided by a journalistic site on how to learn more about your community. We were to take what we learned and apply it by posting a blog entry that speaks about what we learned. But here’s my problem: I’m too close. I can’t speak upon what’s happening in Wyoming Minnesota because my family is in an odd place. Were I to go into what I learned about what’s happening, anything I say could and might be used against me or my mom. (Or others involved in touchy situations I have been asked not to mess with.) That’s politics for you I suppose, but the fact remains: We are, in many ways, the go-to people for many of the issues for our city and county, and we personally know many of those who are active in the community, be it in the role of public servants, politicians, those involved in service organizations such as the Lions or the Boy Scouts Of America. What have I learned about our community? Not much by following journalistic guidelines… but what I have learned, I cannot say. I suppose I could put this under being a responsible journalist. Not everything that is learned should be revealed. I believe that there is a time and a place for the truth to be revealed, and a time and place to protect others by letting a subject rest until the time to speak comes. Like insider trading, it’s just not fair. So for now, I’ll look for what I’m allowed to speak upon and let classified information remain classified.