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  • Opinion: New normal is what we make it

    Justin Nutt, Guest columnist|Updated Mar 5, 2022

    As the mask restrictions lift, it makes me think about the last two years. Two years of policy adjustments, two years of forgetting to put on a mask or running into a locked door. I led a number of trainings and presentations on COVID and its psychological impact. In the beginning, I talked about the “new normal” and embracing it to help reduce the stress of COVID. That said, the “new normal” was accepting the current reality of COVID and the “old normal” was going to return at some point. After the first six months or s...

  • Opinion: 'It's a Wonderful Life' has lessons

    Justin Nutt, Guest columnist|Updated Dec 18, 2021

    Christmas is the time when movies of hope and holiday spirit run 24/7 reminding us of what Christmas is about. For me, that means the greatest Christmas movie of all time, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The protagonist George Bailey faces a life of happiness and hardship, and as we watch George struggle to accept who he is, he also teaches us lessons on life. Greatness is not always defined by visible success. Through most of the movie George makes comments about the lack of importance of the Old Bailey Building & Loan. He wants to...