Diversions with Dave
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It’s often said that history repeats. Some people will claim if it doesn’t repeat, it rhymes. The refrain this year is “Stop the steal.” Four years ago, it was “Not my President.” Each political party has had its turn to question the legitimacy of the presidential election. Both sides agree on one thing, kinda, and…
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There’s no easy way to sugar coat what kind of year 2020 has been and just these words alone aren’t going to make anyone’s life easier. That being said, there is still something magical about this time of year. From the time when I was little through working many years of retail to where I…
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The great author Stephen Covey told a story to his audience about how we are powerful to “carry our own weather.” In the story, he says imagine you’re driving to work one day and a car pulls out in front of you. You slam on your brakes and avoid wrecking into them, but they were…
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‘Welcome to the Table’ turkey dinner at the McKees Rocks VFW on Nov. For many of us, this has been the most trying year of our lives. All the ties that bind us together as a community have been either frayed or damaged completely. When you’re feeling beaten down or overwhelmed, the best thing to…
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The lesser of two evils should be the exception, not the rule. Surveying the political landscape as the 2020 elections have gone and past, it’s not difficult to see where most people’s loyalty lies. From the local precincts to the highest office in the land, this election year has been quite the spectacle and mostly…
