With Edgar’s death, nation lost true statesman, caring leader

With Edgar’s death, nation lost true statesman, caring leader

There are traits that we hope our elected officials have or at least aspire to: Integrity. Transparency. Fiscal responsibility. Ethical behavior. And, the ability to take into consideration different points of view. But in today’s hyper-partisan world where ethics and good governance are often footnotes to more salacious and confrontational headlines, elected officials who consistently model these attributes are often chastised and ridiculed not…