EDITORIAL: Some stew in darkness, others work to brighten their world

Does Ozaukee County exist in a different universe than the rest of America?

The U.S. is “a failing nation” populated by citizens aggrieved by the economy’s “collapse into a cesspool of ruin.” Thus does the man who is likely to be the Republican candidate for president describe America. In his campaign speeches, there are promises of vengeance against the “vermin” who led the country into this supposedly apocalyptic state, but never a call for citizens to improve their country by contributing their own effort to treat its ills, whatever they may be.