LET'S CHAT: Coming together for a great cause, Fraternal Order of Eagles demonstrates how a community cares for its own

When Bob Tracy stopped by the office a few weeks ago, he came bearing a Card of Thanks – an expression of gratitude for an enormously kind and generous act that had moved him.

We were arriving at The Journal at the same time, so we walked in together, took care of what he came to do and then talked about the incredible generosity of people when there’s a crisis, in this case Bob’s crisis.

More or less, Bob and I know each other because he has worked for the City of Ritzville and I report on the city’s activities. He’s had his picture taken a few times. We’ve talked around the city at various j...