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Dahleen Glanton: This Thanksgiving, let's show gratitude to our fearless American diplomats

We should consider it a blessing that the impeachment hearings came as we are approaching the Thanksgiving holiday. Even with the troubling revelations, we are reminded that, despite our nation's faults, there is much to be thankful for.

It can be difficult to concentrate on the good when we are obsessed with the bad. It often seems wasteful to try and be positive while floating in a sea of negativity. It is hard to look ahead when we are buried so deep

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