City leaders feel a special responsibility to nurture their communities, so times like these are especially hard. Constituents tend to look to elected officials for answers and to provide leadership for the community.
It’s easy and understandable to wonder what real steps can be taken to bring some happiness and well-being back into the world.

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After a Texas School Shooting, Conservatives Blamed ‘Woke’ Programs Once Approved by Republicans
In 2018, GOP politicians promoted social and emotional education as a tool to stop mass shootings. Now some conservative activists are arguing those programs are