From Where I Sit
By Dale Jacobs
| Odyssey Times Editor


Ten years.

It's a long time. Longer than many marriages these days, sad to say. In ten years, a child can go from birth to the fifth grade and from the fifth grade to college. Each ten years sees at least on senatorial election, three presidential elections and five elections for the House of Representatives. The last ten years has seen the fall of the Soviet Union, the collapse of the Berlin Wall, two probes to Mars, the explosion of personal computers and the emergence of the Internet as a force in our lives.

It has also been the life span of Adventures in Odyssey.

Those of us who were around back then had mixed feelings about the project. Some were enthusiastic about the rebirth of radio drama. Others were suspicious that anyone outside of those who live here would be interested in the goings-on of our little town.

But the concept caught on big time. The radio shows were followed by books and videos. Tourism boomed. Odyssey is more popular than ever. Some folks say that's not a good thing, that the place has lost some of its charm. Others want to see that popularity soar even more, with more programs.

We come down on the side of cautious growth. While we like the capital the boom brings, we don't want it to wreck the very reason for its existence, namely the "small town feel" of Odyssey.

It's a difficult tight-rope to walk, to say the least. It's something that needs the input and consideration of all of the town's citizens. And it's something the program producers definitely need to consider as they chart out the next ten years of Adventures in Odyssey.

Our best wishes--and prayers--go with them.


This article originally appeared in "The Odyssey Times," a special fictional newspaper produced by Focus on the Family to promote Adventures in Odyssey.


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