Charles Dickens began, “A Tale of Two Cities” with, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” That is the way I look at the current situation — locally, nationally and internationally.
There are many very good things happening all about us and around the world. At the same time, there are some terrible things occurring. We make a serious mistake if we focus on one to the exclusion of the other.
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