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Local leaders are looking forward to the nation navigating a steady course toward a bright future as President Joe Biden assumes leadership of the country.
“I just hope we are moving in a positive direction,” Williamsport City Councilwoman Bonnie Katz said. “I think like everyone else I am hoping for peace and kindness.”
Katz said she was busy with council business Wednesday and did not have a chance to watch the inauguration of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
She’s eager for better times following a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic has made for a rough road for businesses and people.
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Democrats and Republicans alike are hoping the nation finds its way as a new president is inaugurated amidst a tumultuous period that has most recently included violent protests outside the Capitol Building and impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump.
“I think it is going to be a difficult time to heal,” Paul Nyman, a Loyalsock Township supervisor and longtime Republican supporter, said. “They say time heals all things, but I don’t know. It’s going to be difficult.”
Nyman said he wants to be positive regarding the state of the nation.
“I have friends on both sides of the political aisle. There has been so much hurt,” he said. “The name-calling has to quit.”