Peter Berger: Collateral damage

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, an English teacher at Weathersfield School, who writes “Poor Elijah’s Almanack.” The column appears in several publications, including the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the Stowe Reporter.
You’re probably familiar with the expression “the elephant in the room.” It means that there’s something important that needs discussing but that nobody wants to talk about or pay attention to.
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