For what blessings should the nation as a whole be most thankful?

“There’s so little right now, it seems. I’ll say that we’re not at war, at least yet. That’s a pretty big one.”

Lisa Hannum

“I’d say our freedom of speech and expression. Especially with the General Election, we’ve had it reaffirmed that we can voice our opinion no matter whether we agree with something or not.”

Dana Sachs,

1900 block of South 13th Street

“It has to be the ability to speak our minds. So many people take that for granted, but we have to be aware of how fortunate we are to have a say, regardless of how disparate our thoughts are.”

Aronte Bennett,

1600 block of Bainbridge Street

“There’s so little right now, it seems. I’ll say that we’re not at war, at least yet. That’s a pretty big one.”

Lisa Hannum,

1300 block of Dickinson Street

Interviews by Joseph Myers Photos by Tina Garceau

“It has to be the ability to speak our minds. So many people take that for granted, but we have to be aware of how fortunate we are to have a say, regardless of how disparate our thoughts are.”

Aronte Bennett

“I’d say our freedom of speech and expression. Especially with the General Election, we’ve had it reaffirmed that we can voice our opinion no matter whether we agree with something or not.”

Dana Sachs