Taking a deep breath and assessing the damage

If you’re anything like me (and like most people, I expect), you’ve probably thought as you saw news coverage of any raging wildfire or massively flooded community in recent years how grateful the people who were spared catastrophe must have been. You’ve probably imagined yourself in their place, breathing a deep sigh of relief when …

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Insurrection and hate from all walks of life

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It’s tempting to blame it on stupidity, but that’s not the truth. It wasn’t just the dumbshits in Hawaiian shirts misspelling message board threats from mommy’s basement. Yes, they were there, too, attacking the Capitol Building and trying to overthrow the government, but they weren’t the only ones. There were also teachers, police officers, firefighters, …

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A new year and thank you

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2020 is now in our rearview mirror and while we may all have the collective desire to exhale a sigh of relief, the reality is that 2021—at least over the next few months—will still be a rocky ride with COVID-19 raging out of control. While here in the United States, with the vaccine and the …

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