I thought long and hard about whether I should write this. All over the country, writers, bookstores, and publishers alike are making statements, whether on social media or chalkboard signs. Everyone has something to say in response to the events of the last couple of weeks. Still, I wasn’t sure if I should add my voice to the others. What could I say that hadn’t already been said? To riff on an old saying, these days, not in the news is good news. Now, my own hometown made n

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