Tuesday; November 8
Today is Election Day for many parts of the nation. While this is an “off-year” election (meaning that we aren’t selecting a president), it will still make a difference in our communities. In fact, I was recently talking to someone who observed that for our day-to-day existence, these elections that tend to be more localized may have a greater influence than those in the presidential years. Maybe it has always been this way in our nation, but I get the feeling that elections have become more divisive than they have been in past. I don’t know, maybe I just value unity more today than I did years ago, but the vitriol spewed by politicians and their supporters seems to be more acrid now than in days gone by. Sure, the thing that makes our system of government work is divergent points of view; but that loses its value when it is at a level that tears us apart rather than building on the differences that can take us to greater heights. A few years back, the phrase “make America great