Utopia is an old Greek word that means “no place” at all.  Of course, “good place” has the same pronunciation, resulting in an historic debate over whether there is or can be any Utopia at all, anywhere.  When the Western Alliance named the eighth common colony, we tried to prove that it was possible.  As always, the politicians over promised and under delivered.  I joined the planning commission after The War to pick up the pieces and make it real.