I like to look at the good things that happen, but when bad things happen, it is a great disappointment. Our new president is all fired up to get us back to our honored past. What happens? Some very important CEOs he thought would help, turned out to be thieves. They made millions but didn’t pay their taxes. How could they do that to their beloved country? It is very discouraging. Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and others worked so hard to get our country as an honest government. I’m sure they are very disappointed.

Our new president started out with big plans and they threw dirt in his face. What can we do? Keep watch, work toward a better way, and pray that our leaders try to do better.

Another thing, what about that Olympic swimmer? Taking drugs? At least he will be punished by losing all those commercials that were paying big money. I feel sorry for the children who lost a hero.

I did promise to tell you more about the Russian woman. The book didn’t go into her life in the U.S. It seems to me that she married an architect student and had a child. She only lived here a few years, and then went back to Russia. I sure hope we can find out more about her and her child. I’ll check at the library.

Let us not lose heart. There must be something positive coming up. Keep alert. Maybe we can do something to help.

— norman hannaford