The next Senate election will start in a few weeks.

Speaking of the election, did you like the "Senate Central" article we had in last week's Times? Let me know in the BBS below!

Now, what about this week's Times? Yes, as you may have noticed, it's an all-poetry issue! We haven't had one of these in a long while. The recent spate of great poetry submissions spurred me to put this paper together, but after a little research I found Archibald MacLeish, who was born on May 7, 1892. A minor American poet of the modernist vein, his most favorite poem says this:

"A poem should not mean / but be."

Consider that as you read and enjoy this week's paper. Does it apply to each poem? What does it really mean?

Also being enjoyed lately is the new Welcome Page for our newest citizens. It helps them communicate with our Y-mail Helpers and explore the help tools in Whyville. A pair of Helpers have praised the new setup as "much better and more focused than the old one," according to City Hall.

You may also be glad to know that the search tool in the Whyville Times has been improved. When searching for a phrase consisting of two or more words, you can enclose the phrase in the quotes, e.g. "newbie center". That makes sure that the articles you find only have "newbie center" in it, and not just newbie or just center.

We won't have a Media Menu this week, or a Media Hour. The MediaWiz is outta town!

Those of you who attended the Senate Debate probably noticed a surprising number of empty seats. City Hall had some ideas why it was happening, but a new solution cropped up this week. Turns out the number of citizens who could get into the room was turned down a bit shortly before the Debate. That number has been bumped back up to the usual, which should keep the seats in full use during our busiest events.

That's it for this week,
Times Editor