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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I’m finding it harder and harder to understand what has happened to the politics in this country and our county especially. I understand being passionate for a candidate or a cause but I don’t understand the hate for the opposing views that seems to come with it these days.

I’ve never seen anyone win an argument by hating the other person the most.

I understand the system is set up as Republicans versus Democrats. The “us versus them”, as they say. So, we became a state full of Republicans because we decided that was the closest part to our core values and beliefs.

Unfortunately,...