As the district councilman for Punkeydoodles Corners, I feel a great kinship with fellow leaders the world over.

For I know only too well the burdens of authority and the weight of the solemn oaths we are sworn to uphold.

I entreat the monarch of the Most Serene Republic of Monaco to establish diplomatic relations. I call on the Chairman of the Workers Party of Korea to engage in trade discussions. I extend an olive branch to warring nations. I seek a face-to-face with Putin.

Coventry, Somerset, Geneva, Punkeydoodles Corners — we are all one in civic brotherhood.

Los Angeles, Zurich, Honolulu, Punkeydoodles Corners — we are each united in the collection of property taxes, both residential and commercial.

Election season after election season, I am touched by the great fealty shown to me by the loyal residents of this historic settlement. All eleven of them.

There is truly a sacred bond between the governed and those who govern.