Whenever “year-end journalism” like TIME’s piece on the 00′s hits the news stands, our computer screens and mobile devices it is cause for reflection. Was this decade truly bad (even though it technically does not end for another 12 months) or have we been conditioned by our news media to focus on agendas somewhat removed from our own?
There is the sense that we share a collective American Experience, and we all mourn when tragedy befalls our nation. But we end up retreating to our own lives, our own families and situations. Americans are more likely to pay attention to football games than get caught up in world affairs.
As Thanksgiving is on our collective minds this week; best wishes to you if the decade has treated you well. If you have suffered, may the final year of this decade and the next decade bring you plenty to celebrate.
The Private Communities Newswire Poll is still taking votes, even if we are still waiting for a real estate market recovery. Results thus far show we are an optimistic bunch.


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