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YvonneCa

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6. I agree that both seem...
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 10:09 PM
Oct 2017

...to have learned from their life accomplishments and setbacks, including a great loss common to both, and found ways to turn them into opportunities to further their goals. Both do seem at peace with where they now are in life.
I think they have SO much to be proud of, not the least of which is the grace, integrity and decorum with which they handled the elections of 2000 and 2004 (even though I cried and went into shock on both occasions). Nine+ months of Trump have magnified how important those character traits are in a President.
The teacher side of me has always felt that the longterm solution to the divisiveness in our country is education...at all levels. For K12 that means history, civics, etc. must always be part of curriculum. That John Kerry chose to go back to Yale and ignite the civic education of college students by sharing his..and VP Gore's...vast experience is amazing! And it's just what is needed to engage the next generation. I just hope he gets louder. 😉

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