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Have any government policies had a direct impact on your life lately? If so, talk about the policy that’s affected you most and the impact it’s had.

<strong> Daylilies bloom for just a day. After that they wilt, their petals limp and collapsed, sometimes weeping.</strong> I pluck the spent petals and toss them on the ground where they will melt into the soil, food for next year's blooms. They often stain my fingers when I snap the spent flowers from their long stems. But for one day, they are glorious.<strong> These three flowers</strong> from Red Pinnacle<strong> seemed to celebrate the 4th of July and the lifting of Covid rules. Will we bloom for just a single day, pumped up and shiny new only to wither quickly and return to social distances and half hidden faces?</strong> I'm afraid we are coming out of safety into a dangerous world, divided, overcome with false pride, and weary of inconvenient rules.