The turning of the calendar page always prompts reflection, and seldom more so than this year. We have moved from the end of the Donald J. Trump presidency into the middle stages of the Joe Biden years. We have entered the third year of the coronavirus (the first American COVID death occurred two years ago this week). We have progressed from 2021's U.S. Capitol insurrection and survived this month's anxiety-and-anguish anniversary of the uprising.
But those beginning-of-the-year reflections underline what Americans have in their memories when they reflect on their own passages. And with each passing year, the American memory changes, for the touchstones that once held meaning increasingly become part of a long-ago past, remembered by fewer.
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Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
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Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.