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A significant milestone in our experience with COVID-19 was reached last week: The United States surpassed 100,000 deaths related to the virus. While we question whether such a high price was inevitable and if quicker, more decisive action might have saved lives, it is time to look to the future.
The stark realities of where we’re at today because of a worldwide pandemic are hard to ignore, but a little impossible to fully acknowledge.
Political grandstanding has no place in city politics, and therefore we must decry a recent push to outlaw abortion in Carthage.
Raise your hand if you know there’s an election coming up. Keep your hand up if you know there’s actually two elections coming up this spring — and then give yourself a celebratory doughnut, because yes, we’re making important decisions on our elected officials at all levels of government in…
Changes are afoot here at the Watchman.