The Haxtun-Fleming Herald - What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope

Overwhelming is only one of many descriptors assigned to the world today. News images and stories are at times both horrific and disappointing. We face the stark fact that in successive generation after generation, our current setting is largely the best we can muster. It leaves us bewildered and notably discouraged. If we want a better world, we’ll have to start over with the small stuff, like being kind to one another or going out of our way more frequently than we have in the past, though it might be less convenient for ourselves.

It’s not an easy task, nor is it something which will flouri...