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We are not just reporting what we, just 14 people out of almost 350 million Americans, think about the state of the nation. We also asked you, the nation’s citizens, to vote.

Is that true? What is the real state of the nation? To answer these questions, it would help to have a progress report, like a school report card, that measures our nation’s successes and failures.

The Beehive State excelled in most categories, notably ranking fourth in the nation for education, third in economy and infrastructure, and first in the nation for fiscal stability. However ...

but reminds us that whatever our mistakes we “can alter the path and try another road”, both as individuals and as a nation. It is a book that made me laugh and cry out loud; it made me think ...