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            Shannon Casas
            
        
        
        
        
            
        
    
    
    
            
            
        
    
    
        
            
                Column: Choosing hope when the news is dark
            
         
    
    
        
            
            Hope is a pretty word.It sounds soft, warm and fuzzy, full of light. For anyone who has hoped for something for a long time, though, or tried to find hope in a really dark place — that word, whew, it’s so hard. When what’s hoped for feels impossible, what is the point of hope?
            
        
    
    
        
            
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