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'Twas the night before the inauguration and all through the Congress, there were high expectations that this event would engender much progress.

With Trump now triumphant at last, he is hoping most people will forget about his past.

Sen. Hatch apparently more powerful than ever, his departure from the Senate will most likely be never.

The Supreme Court will probably drift to the right, meaning that justice for all may temporarily recede out of sight.

The Affordable Care Act is destined for repeal, causing grief for those for whom it had some appeal.

The denizens of Wall Street dream of ever greater wealth, while many of the rest of us may struggle to maintain financial health.

Trump's Cabinet nominees portend a time of greater divisiveness, when what we truly need is more inclusiveness.

May we all simply be optimistic and hope for the best, and leave it to providence itself to take care of the rest.

Vincent Emond

Millcreek