Burgess column: A day at the lake, enjoying our government services
Jack Burgess
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Even though the sunshine was alternating with rain, I like to get out in nature. So I checked the weather app on my computer and concluded I might find some sun down around Caldwell Lake. I stopped at the grocery for a cola and corn chips to go with my sandwich. Traffic was moderate, and I arrived at the lake without a hitch. There’s a new boat dock and some new boats. Cool! Kids were playing in the refurbished children’s area. There must have been hundreds of people enjoying Scioto Trails State Park. It’s a big, rambling park that can handle lots of folks without getting crowded.
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The United States’ Founding Fathers were far wiser than their limited years. Thomas Jefferson was only 33 when he quilled the Declaration of Independence. Alexander Hamilton and Nathan Hale were but 21, John Marshall 20. Even founding flag-maker Betsy Ross was only 24.
Too young to hold elective office in the nation they were designing, these brave men and a couple of women still held an innate suspicion of political parties. They feared such professional groupings would come to have more dedication to their own political interests than the country’s common good. If you can ever imagine such a thing.
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