Trebek brought consensus, class to a nation in need of both

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There was nothing controversial about Alex Trebek. In a nation that felt divided on all sides, the longtime “Jeopardy!” host was a rare figure of consensus, beloved by conservatives and liberals, young and old, city dwellers and rural folk. Trebek’s death on Sunday at age 80 after a two-year, partly-public battle with pancreatic cancer brought an outpouring of mourning from those who knew him, and from the millions who felt like they did. Trebek ran &ld