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May 12, 2021Liked by Chris J. Karr

Intriguing column Steve, and i mean that in a good way. As i was reading it took me back a few years, 45 to be exact. i was a raging alcoholic and entering treatment i found myself overwhelmed by the enormity of quitting drinking and trying to get my life in order. Lots of barriers to overcome but the easiest solution to get my head around was the simplicity of life when embracing the serenity prayer.

After all this time, it's still easy to get caught up in all the noise out there. All the stuff that doesn't matter and that i have no control over. Our lives become much more manageable when we come to grips with those things within reach for us to fix, and to let go off those we can't. I quickly came to appreciate how easy it was if i kept it that simple.

Unfortunately we all become overwhelmed by the abundance of crisis around us, about the craziness of the world we live in. Your column today helped me remember what mattered, matters. It's the stuff right in front us, the stuff we can deal with and that we can manage by simply making good choices.

Thanks for helping me remember.

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There are a lot of ways to say you don't like Trump without turning off 80% of the voters we need to win elections. There is also the matter of continuing to provide ammo to the democrats and their allies in the media. PR is part of politics. If bad mouthing Trump is more important to Liz Cheney than preventing the democrats from continuing to destroy the USA, she has chosen the right path. Thank goodness there are no more mean tweets from the White House.

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