Galvanizing events in St. Louis and Hutchinson elevate and motivate this Kansas opinion writer

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 7, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 4 days, 6 hours ago

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Too easily these days, we can find ourselves entrapped in a doom loop of bad vibes and negative thinking.

Social media algorithms feed us enraging engagement bait. Friends and neighbors can talk for hours about this, that or the other public outrage. Our society’s trust in institutions has dropped off the proverbial cliff.

Yet over this past week I found hope. Two events in three days showed me how in even the most challenging …

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