Redemption the best remedy for animosity out here

There was no referee to call a halt so it was left to a game of ball to close the widening chasm and offer momentary respite.

ALL across this troubled nation, Americans are doing their best to choose redemption over animosity.

After a blizzard-delayed trip home for New Year’s, I returned to a very different place where introspection and accusation tussled for space on the airwaves and the media’s most influential voices drew long breaths before articulating their take on Saturday’s arbitrary tragedy in Arizona.