Well, it is a cold winter morning, light snow falling, beautiful. We’ve seen more snow than we have in a long time. Makes it seem even more peaceful with a good warm fire, a hot cup of coffee, the cats happily playing in the snow and chasing snowflakes. So peaceful and quiet here in our little valley.

A few days ago, I heard our neighbor on his old John Deere tractor. He was mending his fences. There must have been some weak places, he was making it strong to protect his cattle from harm.

Then, this morning I hear the news they are building fences around our Capitol buildings for protection. W...