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OPINION: A time for compassion and listening

by SARAH MARTIN / Guest Opinion
| July 4, 2025 1:00 AM

I had an entirely different column planned for today — then Sunday came. 

Important conversations about political policy have their time and place. But this is neither the time nor the place. It’s a privilege having this platform. Today, I want to use it to extend my most sincere sympathy and love to the families who lost a piece of their hearts. I also want to express compassion for the firefighting and law enforcement families who are forever changed by this tragedy.  

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