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Editorial: Right healing touch needed to bridge divide
Debate over race, monuments can be fixed if leaders take measured steps
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Gainesville resident Dwayne Lee, left, and Antonio Champion, center, have a discussion Aug. 19 during a protest about the Confederate monument in downtown Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes
As any owner of a home or vehicle knows, when something is broken, the longer you wait to get it fixed, the worse it becomes. That’s true if it’s a leaky roof, broken window, mysterious ping under the hood, or a split in a community. The nation, state and region are at such a crossroads now with a divide that seems to be wider than ever, even if it often seems amplified by broadcast and social media to be worse than it is. Still, It’s time to get out the toolbox and go to work on it.