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4A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • NOVEMBER 28, 2018 O PINION The First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridg- ing the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition their Government for a redress of greivences. Letters to the Editor Policy Th e Sentinel welcomes letters to the editor as part of a community discussion of issues on the local, state and national level. Emailed letters are preferred. Handwritten or typed letters must be signed. All letters need to include full name, address and phone number; only name and city will be printed. Letters should be limited to about 300 words. Letters are subject to editing for length, grammar and clarity. Publication of any letter is not guaranteed and depends on space available and the volume of letters received. 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As with all letters and advertising content, the newspaper, at the sole discretion of the publisher, general manager and editor, reserves the right to reject any letter that doesn’t follow the above criteria. LETTERS Postcards for fourth-graders Th e fourth-grade class at Aviston Elementary, located in southern Illinois, is learning about the United States and the diff erent environments, climates, resources and high- lights found in each region. Th e kids in the class think it would be fun to receive post- cards, souvenirs, resources or any information about our great country from each of the 50 states. We hope that people who read this letter will be interest- ed in mailing our class items pertaining to their state. Our address: 4th Grade at Aviston Elementary 350 South Hull Street Aviston, Ill., 62216. A sincere thank you to any- one who is able to contribute. We appreciate the excitement you will add to our learning experience. Sincerely, —Mrs. Neimeyer’s 4th grade class Aviston, Ill. Th e ripple eff ect of thankfulness not, we have come to instinctively reach for a blindfold when it comes to how we see each other and anyone with a differing viewpoint. While I don’t necessarily subscribe to the theory behind trickle-down eco- nomics, I have become a firm believer in the trickle- down effect of national dis- course and its ability to per- meate how we feel about our lives — and, just as impor- tantly, in recognizing the good in each other. The overt divisiveness that has arisen within our society over the last few years has conditioned us to accept pessimism as a natu- ral part of our daily perspec- tive. Forget about wearing rose-colored glasses or beer goggles; more often than outlets, social media and notifications on phones, computers and tablets, our attention is constantly being diverted away from real interaction with each other From the Managing Editor’s Desk Ned Hickson It’s a mindset that runs completely counter to being thankful — because it nar- rows our vision and mini- mizes the chance of recog- nizing any good that exists within our peripheral. To put it plainly, it’s hard to appreciate a sunset while facing east. Admittedly, I’m no excep- tion. And not just because I have a lousy sense of direc- tion. In today’s constant bar- rage of information, opinion and analysis through news Americans. I believe the trickle-down divisiveness around us can be diluted if we allow the ripple effect of thankfulness to provide some much-need- ed levity. There will be several opportunities in the weeks ahead to meet with friends, neighbors and community members in the spirit of the holidays. It is within moments like these that we are reminded of the things that unite us as people within a community rather than by our partisan- ship. Our best wishes and sin- cere thanks to Sentinel read- ers, letter writers and the community for providing so many moments each day for which to be thankful. and toward a nebulous rela- tionship with those we hard- ly know. The result is a growing inability to live in “real” time and in the moment with one another. As we enter into the holi- day season, I hope we can all take time to gather around the table and talk about what we’re thankful for in one another; the things that unite us in appreciation; and the common good that Write to Cottage Grove Sentinel defines us as a family, com- Managing Editor Ned Hickson at munity and ultimately as nhickson@cgsentinel.com. 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