GUEST OPINION: A year in the life means a difficult week interlaced with smiles

  Elisa Claassen for the Record   “Compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got.” — Cheryl Strayed Neighbors in our community social media pages have numerous GoFundMe fundraisers, a funeral is being planned for a man swept away from flood waters, and people have lost pets and even urns containing…