Editor's note: This is the last of a 10-part countdown of articles looking back at the Geneva newsmakers of 2012. The No. 1 newsmaker is Geneva Patch's 2012 "Person of the Year."
To be Geneva Patch's "Person of the Year" is not necessarily to be a hero or a villain. Like TIME Magazine's Person of the Year—who have ranged from Adolf Hitler to Pope John Paul II—the title goes to the person who has had the biggest impact on the news of the past year. The process starts with identifying the top Geneva stories of the year, and in 2012, the story that far and away captured our attention was the School District 304 teacher contract negotiations. That's why Geneva Education Association President Carol Young was No. 2 on the countdown of 2012 Geneva newsmakers, and it's why the first-ever Geneva Patch Person of the Year is Geneva School Board President Mark Grosso. The School District side of negotiations were directed by…
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Fred Cregier
10:01 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The choice of Mark Grosso as the person of the year is appropriate! Mark is exactly as described by Mr. Nagel: calm, even-keeled, concerned that all sides have their say but insisting on civility at the same time, etc, etc. I have grown to admire Mark a lot, because he is honest to the bone, and a very decent leader for our School Board. I sincerely hope our citizens will get behind him and elect… more ›