Politics is always a tricky subject, but with the year Cheyenne just had, it actually wasn't bad at all. On our local side of things, 2016 had definite positives, like our first-ever female mayor.

Here are 5 good things about Cheyenne politics in 2016

5. Anti-discrimination: The City Council wanted to discuss it, and eventually they did talk about it. Many say it was just a little talk. It's the sorest of the political subjects, at least for LGBTs. In the end, no ordinances were created or changed, but it did spark conversation. Results of our online poll showed people did want the council to consider a resolution on it.

4. Skateboard ban: Cheyenne's Council finally lifted the downtown skateboard ban. After it had come up for vote twice before, what got it done was Mark Rinne’s proposal to allow it for commuters. Yes, that's skateboarding to and from work. Ironically the guy who made the first proposals, Richard Johnson, was absent on the night it passed.

3. Number of candidates: There were originally 10 in the mayoral race alone, and a total of Cheyenne residents who ran for some office was once at 73. Someone calculated (roughly) that one out of every 850 Cheyenne residents ran for something official. How did we get through that! Afterward, how long did it take to remove the political signs?

2. Sign restrictions: Did we ever get a decision on that issue? Does anyone even remember? When Mayor Rick was asked his opinion, he left it with a question of constitutionality on both sides, "Both have rights." Well, at least all 2016 election decisions are in the past now, whether we'll remember them all or not. Now to what we may always remember happened in the year 2016.

1. Mayor: Cheyenne’s first ever female mayor-elect has already made a couple of smart choices in her transition. One was re-appointing one of the best police chiefs Cheyenne has ever had (see below). Back to the election, though, many of us felt very good about both front-runners being great candidates. Whether it would be Amy or Marian, Cheyenne was not going to lose either way. We say congrats Marian Orr, and congrats to the Downtown Development Authority for not losing a great leader in Amy Surdam.

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