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Shining Through is a solid attempt to recapture the nostalgia of the war years in a romantic melodrama full of adventure and intrigue. But in the ending, the valiant effort fails...
Hundreds of deed holders who fled the war's devastation are sure to return in coming months to reclaim their property. They will find, in most cases, that squatters who braved the fighting to cultivate the soil now consider themselves not claim jumpers but valiant pioneers. The Salvadoran government has a small reserve of land earmarked for redistribution, which may help a few. But not all the disputes can be solved that simply, and some are certain to lead to violence...
Besides Krzyzewski's demonstration of his absolute grasp of the obvious, his post-game quotes did not include any memtion of the effort put forth by the valiant Crimson athletes down there in Durham...
...Democrats, in an equally valiant manner, have struck back with domestic issues. Oh good! Gloom and doom. The problem is that even if the Democrats were to win, I doubt any solutions would be forthcoming. The recession might end, but the economy will still be in relative decline, the inner cities will still be collapsing, the homeless won't be finding homes, education will only get worse, and health care will still be inaccessible. Pessimistic? Apathetic? Cynical? Oh, a little, but isn't everyone? After all these years of hearing about the country going to hell, no one cares anymore...
...combination of fatigue and lack of communication doomed the valiant Crimson effort...