Instead of New Year’s resolutions to get more sleep or eat better, we propose a different kind of commitment for parents: to discuss politics with your children.

Talk of a third span crossing the Chesapeake Bay into Kent County has rightfully stoked concern among local residents. This letter to the editor attempts to provide additional perspective to the current dialogue regarding a third span by briefly outlining local and macro-economic trends that are affecting Kent County’s economy and, in turn, its future.