DECEMBER - BILL OF RIGHTS

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Thank you President Carter for teaching us what it means to be a good citizen, and civically engaged in our families, communities, and country.

Here is wise counsel offered by “The Man from Plains” in 2022 on what we should do as good citizens:

… we must resist the polarization that is reshaping our identities around politics. We must focus on a few core truths: that we are all human, we are all Americans and we have common hopes for our communities and our country to thrive. We must find ways to re-engage across the divide, respectfully and constructively, by holding civil conversations with family, friends and co-workers and standing up collectively to the forces dividing us.

The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are set to arrive in Washington, D.C., today, January 7th. He will be honored with a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state. The public will be able to pay their respects until Thursday morning. Afterward, his remains will travel to Washington National Cathedral for his National Funeral Service. Watch today’s funeral events here and tune in at 2:30 p.m. ET for NPR’s live special coverage.

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