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Cheers and tears

It took America 220 years to elect its first black president. It has taken America 228 years to elect its first “child” president. How far we have come. How far we have fallen.

Bob Sutton

Springfield

This story was originally published July 27, 2017 at 2:51 PM with the headline "Cheers and tears."

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