Letter: The United States needs a more positive attitude

Letter: The United States needs a more positive attitude

To the Editor, I am writing this January 3, 2026. Last night, while watching a documentary film on TV, these words popped into my mind. Good thoughts. Good words. Good deeds. Three sentences, six words, expressing a really big idea. This was not an original thought but something I had learned many years ago. These words are a phrase originating with a small religious group first appearing in the nation of Persia about 2,600 years ago. They used,…