Stories of Dignity and Grace Are Everywhere; We Need to Tell Them More

Stories of Dignity and Grace Are Everywhere; We Need to Tell Them More
Christopher Ege (C), from Englewood, New Jersey, stands next to by JoAnn and Dan Harrison, of Annapolis, Maryland, at the Bedford Springs Hotel. Salena Zito
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BEDFORD, Pennsylvania—From across the curved chestnut bar in the sprawling lobby of the Bedford Springs Hotel in this central Pennsylvania town, it was hard not to be drawn into the conversation between Christopher Ege, JoAnn Harrison and her husband, Dan. Given their animation and laughter, one might have assumed all three had known each other for years and clearly shared a lot in common.

Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.
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