Editor's Note: A look back, a look ahead, a holiday break

In our pre-holiday-hiatus issue, all three editors take a look back over the passing year and make some hopeful predictions about 2012. We'll be taking a break over the holidays and return on January 11 with a look at a musician/microbrewer from China, a conversation with CoCo's Jeff Heegaard, and a new Face of Leadership. See you then.