OPINION: Kootenai County's Call to Action: Fostering local unity through preparedness
| June 19, 2024 1:00 AM
It’s more than obvious we are living in historic times. Unfortunately, historic times are usually not tranquil times. Here in our beloved Kootenai County, we have recently experienced a spate of tumultuous events, including the racial incident involving the Utah women’s basketball team, the arrest of an 18-year-old man on terrorist suspicions, a politicized defamation trial, and most recently, another racial incident concerning the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.
Where we live is a microcosm for disruptive events roiling our nation. Though we are not officially at war in the Middle East or Ukraine, the U.S. is involved in both conflicts, especially as concerns funding for our allies. Meanwhile, the historic felony verdict of President Donald Trump is only provoking further tension in a nation deeply divided.
An important takeaway from all these divisive happenings is that we must reject the urge to balkanize. Not since the Civil War has our country been so polarized. Even our sports and movies have devolved into divisive affairs.
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