The Storm That Never Ends
The tsunami of problems that are confronting us seems to never end. The continued rise in COVID infections and deaths, the domestic terrorist attacks of our Capital, the social and economic upheaval from the pandemic, the lack of leadership and planning in distributing the vaccine are all real. Resilient people are not “pollyannish,” so let’s take 2 depth breaths, get back to work, and do what we can.
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