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Resilience and renewal, as found in a Maryland suburb
Christa Case Bryant
This is a time of unusual disruption in U.S. government. The Trump administration and its supporters see a need to rein in a bloated bureaucracy and the influence of unelected officials within it, while critics raise concerns that they are trampling long-standing guardrails. We鈥檝e been talking in our newsroom about looking for signs of resilience, innovation, and a renewal of democracy out of this tumultuous period.
Today, our Scott Baldauf, fresh off decades of living abroad, offers a window into such resilience in the community where he settled. It鈥檚聽a leafy suburb of Washington, home to many federal workers who have recently lost their jobs amid the upheaval. 鈥淎s so often happens,鈥� he writes, 鈥渁 community displays its strength and character not when times are easy, but when they are hard.鈥�
