Is this small-town news? Yes, Newbern, Alabama. Is i more than a small-town story? Yes, it’s as big as the United States. Is this a baseball story? Yes, two Hall of Fame ballplayers. Is it more than a baseball story? Yes, it is the story of the United States. Do we face problems in the United States? Yes, incalculable problems. Are there solutions? Yes, once shock and despair give way to action and hope.
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Well-worth the time-travel hearing from 13th century Persian poet Rumi that “Your Laughter Turns the World to Paradise.” A budding flower cuddles in the ground and “its hidden smile opens to a laugh that / lasts a lifetime.” Like grateful athletes, we laugh whether winning or losing. Love and laughter sing a duet: “I have a heart of sunlight.”