Monday; July 4
Happy Independence Day – 2022! There are several reasons to like July 4 – the picnics, the fireworks, the day off from work, the time with the family and maybe an afternoon visit to the old ballpark. If there is one quintessential American holiday, it would probably be July 4. Because of when and where I grew up, the Fourth of July holiday has been special to me because it represented what America stood for – freedom, democracy and capitalism just to name a few. Yet, over the last few years, pride in American and the American way of life has taken a hit. Due to struggles with unity, partisan politics and a loss of nationalistic pride, Independence Day does not shine as brightly as it did before. Now, I am not here to criticize what the day has become, but I would like to make a few suggestions to help us restore some of the joy in our nation and our national day. First, we should remember just how blessed we are. No, the USA is not perfect – and we have had our share of proble