September 11th

Everyone has their own thoughts and memories of this day, and each of us is experiencing this anniversary in our own way. My colleague, Tomas Spath, and I each spent a portion of the day doing speaking engagements on behalf of the Institute for Civility in Government - Tomas up in Crockett, Texas and myself down in Texas City. I don’t know, but I wonder if the invitations to speak on this particular date were entirely coincidental. It seemed incredibly appropriate to remember our loss and pain by doing our best to improve our intentional dialogue with one another - so that even as we acknowledge our political differences, we also work to foster an attitude and behavior of mutual respect that helps us become the best nation we can be.