Is this small-town news? Yes, Newbern, Alabama. Is i more than a small-town story? Yes, it’s as big as the United States. Is this a baseball story? Yes, two Hall of Fame ballplayers. Is it more than a baseball story? Yes, it is the story of the United States. Do we face problems in the United States? Yes, incalculable problems. Are there solutions? Yes, once shock and despair give way to action and hope.
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From French philosopher and activist Simone Weil’s Gravity and Grace, published posthumously in 1947: “…Real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring…. Real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.”
cloudy or sunny / in or out of the money / come rain or come shine