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Donald Trump’s first presidential trip abroad was to the Middle East, Barack Obama’s to Canada, and George W. Bush’s to Mexico. President Biden’s initial trip should be to

China
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Taiwan
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Russia
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Israel/Abraham Accords parties
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June’s G7 Summit in the U.K.
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Nowhere – not until COVID is tamed
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As America transitions to a new presidency this week, the inaugural excerpt most appropriate for these times

[E]very difference of opinion is not a difference of principle – Jefferson, 1801
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With malice toward none, with charity for all . . . to bind up the nation's wounds . . . – Lincoln, 1865
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The strong man must at all times be alert to the attack of insidious disease – Hoover, 1929
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[L]et me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself . . . – Roosevelt, 1933
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In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem – Reagan, 1981
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This week marks the 92nd birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and next week we celebrate a federal holiday in his honor. The MLK quote most germane to these troubling times

The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win, and their participants know it
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Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking . . . Nothing pains some people more than having to think
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People fail to get along because they fear each other because they don’t know each other
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I have a dream that one day we will not be judged by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character
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Every new year begins with the hope for better times ahead. In 2021, that hope would be

Overcoming the present pandemic health crisis
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Returning to a calmer and more civil discourse
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Eradicating despotism, despair, and despondency
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Achieving equality of economic/educational opportunity
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Safeguarding civil rights and constitutional protections
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Total votes: 0
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The sentiment that best captures this most unusual of holiday seasons

"Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” – Miracle On 34th Street
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“Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss, The Grinch
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"Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.” – Gov. Richard Lamm
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“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it white.” – Bing Crosby
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“And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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As we bid farewell to 2020 and usher in 2021, what toast should we offer?

To the old, long life and treasure; to the young, all health and pleasure — Ben Johnson
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Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come whispering “it will be happier” — Alfred Lord Tennyson
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To the friends who have left us, to the friends who are here, and to the new friends who will join us this year — Emily Post
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Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right — Oprah Winfrey
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Out with the old, in with the new, cheers to the future, and all that we do — Anonymous
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As the Electoral College votes this week, the political reform that should be applied to the next presidential election

Apply uniform voting standards to all 50 states
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Make absentee/mail voting more restrictive
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Require all states to mail ballots to all registered voters
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Make Election Day a holiday — one day of voting only
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Make no major changes, the system is fine as is
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How and why did SARS-CoV-2 appear?

We have no exact idea when, why, and where SARS-CoV-2 appeared, and China is largely blameless for the mystery.
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We should believe, as China says, that the disease likely arose from accidental contact with exotic animals in a wet market.
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The virus was created in a level-4 Chinese military-related virology lab and accidentally released.
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Whether the Chinese were lax or deliberate in the virus’s release does not matter: China did the world terrible damage.
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China was experimenting with the virus for nefarious purposes and sought to capitalize on its spread after it was released.
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Total votes: 165
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As America looks at weeks – maybe months – of additional social restrictions, which activity do you miss the most?

Frequenting bars and restaurants
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Shopping in person in retail stores
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Partaking in cultural and sporting events
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Going to gyms, spas and salons
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Traveling around the U.S. and abroad
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Attending church and temple services
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Hopefully, governments around the world will soon have to decide: who’s first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. In your opinion, it should be

“Front-line” medical workers
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Seniors/the chronically ill/those with underlying medical conditions
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Police, fire-fighters, first-responders, the military
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Educators and K-12/college students
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“Disproportionately affected” communities
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