EDITORIAL

Wishing for the best in 2022

Posted 12/22/21

Another New Year will soon be upon us, and with it comes another reason to assess the past 12 months and look ahead to what might come in the future. It has been a year rife with ups and downs. We have made progress against COVID only to see variants of

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EDITORIAL

Wishing for the best in 2022

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Another New Year will soon be upon us, and with it comes another reason to assess the past 12 months and look ahead to what might come in the future. It has been a year rife with ups and downs. We have made progress against COVID only to see variants of the disease crop up and topple those progressions. The rate of vaccination in Rhode Island has been a bright spot, but that momentum must keep up — get your boosters as soon as possible if you haven’t already — in order for us to continue moving in a positive direction in 2022. We owe it to the healthcare workers who have maxed out their own efforts at the expense of their own safety and health to do everything we can to limit the spread of disease and make their jobs easier. We have seen the very best, and very worst, in human behavior this past year — generous charitable endeavors, losses of life to violence, and everything in between. We must use this time of year to reflect on the type of society we want to be, and the type of society worth living in; one of mutual respect, understanding and collective efforts towards the common good, one of self-sacrifice and putting our own personal needs aside in order to help those around us. Indeed, there is no time like the holidays to remind us that the best gifts in life are not those that we receive, but rather what we give to others. For nearly two years now, our values as a society have been tested, and many have shown their willingness to step up to the plate and do the kinds of things that contribute to a better community — things like wearing a mask in public, even if you don’t necessarily want to, or sending encouraging words to your local school at a time where they are under unprecedented pressure and scrutiny. When faced with a once-in-a-lifetime crisis like we are experiencing right now, every person has a choice to make when it comes to dealing with it. You can retract inwards and become fearful, resentful and spiteful to those around you, or you can embrace the uncertainties and do your part to try and make life a little brighter in whatever way you can. We hope all of our readers have a healthy, happy holiday season. We look forward to continuing bringing you the most important stories from your community each week, and to brighter days ahead.

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