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Fridays news that Mitt Romney, presumptive presidential Republican nominee, will be making a campaign stop in Craig and Moffat County was surprising, to say the least. Politics aside, a visit of such magnitude is historical for our small community, and puts us squarely in the national spotlight for a moment, however brief it may be.

Prepare to be introduced to the world, Craig and Moffat County.

Thats essentially what our community was told Friday afternoon when a spokeswoman with the Mitt Romney campaign confirmed to the Craig Daily Press the former Massachusetts governor and likely Republican presidential nominee would indeed make a campaign stop in our community next week.

Word spread quickly around town of the news, and excitement built in some circles.

I love him, said Sari Cobb, owner of Cornerstone Realty, a business a Peyton Manning spiral away from where Romney will appear Tuesday morning at Alice Pleasant Park. I am thrilled with his ethics. I like basically everything he stands on.

A business near Cornerstone, Pam Design Interiors, even graced its front window with a sign welcoming Romney on Friday.

This, it should be noted, is just a small sampling of the anticipation thats likely to build over the next few days about the visit to a community as tried and true Republican as they come.

But, political affiliations aside, there are plenty of other reasons to be excited about the visit.

Its rare a community our size, in a location as remote as ours, gets the attention of such a political heavyweight.

While many polls indicate he trails President Barack Obama, its not outside the realm of possibility that well be hosting the next leader of the free world live and in person Tuesday.

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Editorial: History in the making