Feeling overwhelmed by the doom and gloom on the news? Tired of all the political strife in the world? Longing for a simpler, kinder world?

It still exists.

Head to a county fair, where you stuff your eyes with wonder, your heart with hope and your stomach with comfort food. We’re talking fried Oreos, funnel cakes, cotton candy, candy apples, elephant ears and milkshakes made from cows raised by 4-H kids.

This is the season for county fairs.

Last week, I volunteered at the archery booth at the Cuyahoga County Fair. I’m a member of the Crooked River Archers, so I got to help more than 30 people learn how to shoot, most of them kids.

I loved to see the glee in their faces when their arrows hit the bulls-eye. My favorite moment: A boy with Down syndrome stood back watching the others sho

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