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    Essay: Everyday Kindness

    “Being kind and considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.”  ~Marian Wright Edelman Cindy La Ferle ______________________ To view additional content, or to share on social media, please visit the home page. It’s not just me. Everyone’s mourning the loss of kindness and civility. Within the past couple of years, especially, there’s been a remarkable increase in thoughtless behavior and cruel comments — a general lack of respect that erodes our very souls. It starts at the top with belligerent political leaders and filters down to the rude grocery shopper who rams into your cart and doesn’t bother to say, “Excuse me.”One friend calls it…