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Column: In pandemic, fear as widespread as COVID
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Shannon Casas
When our youngest was a toddler, he would get in his little plastic car and ride down the driveway backward, not a care in the world. There was no thought to whether he might crash into the grass, the pavement or roll right into the street in front of a car. He was fearless.
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Column: Choosing hope when the news is dark
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Shannon Casas
Hope is a pretty word.It sounds soft, warm and fuzzy, full of light. For anyone who has hoped for something for a long time, though, or tried to find hope in a really dark place — that word, whew, it’s so hard. When what’s hoped for feels impossible, what is the point of hope?
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