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Opinion: We need more than political will to move forward

Attendees of a “United We Stand: Unity in the Community” event hold hands as they say a prayer before releasing balloons on Athens Street in Gainesville. Balloons were released in memory of family and friends killed in Gainesville and Hall County. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0828BLEDSONsidebar 0002 — Attendees of a “United We Stand: Unity in the Community” event hold hands as they say a prayer before releasing balloons on Athens Street in Gainesville. Balloons were released in memory of family and friends killed in Gainesville and Hall County. - photo by Erin O. Smith

It is clear that we are living in volatile times. How are we called to reflect on our lives within the community?