HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL, as the saying goes, and that was especially true this warm and sunny Thursday, after the separate announcements by President Joe Biden and Gov. Chris Sununu one year into this pandemic.
President Biden cautioned that we as Americans must do our part by getting vaccinated and not prematurely abandoning mask wearing, social distancing and other measures that stem the spread of the virus.
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