I am mindful to this day of what I learned on those ice-cold Sundays in the Helderbergs. And I am thankful for the lessons that have sustained me for a lifetime.
We depend on our government to enforce regulations that protect our health. And for nearly half of a century, Americans have relied on dietary guidance from the federal government to stay healthy. Both the regulations and the guidance are currently being upended.
It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat, a conservative or a progressive, your duty to seek the truth transcends party allegiance and political philosophy.
Reorganizational meetings, where newly elected officers are sworn in, always reassure us. They are rituals of democracy that show, based on the will of the people, power can be transferred in an orderly and meaningful way.