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The Deseret News Editorial Board writes:

President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to unite when he speaks on Monday after reciting the oath of office. Some people are skeptical about that, given his speaking style and his vow to issue many executive orders later that day. But some of his advisers told NBC News he is sincere, and that he wants to take advantage of his unique position, having finished the last presidential campaign he is allowed under the Constitution.

If so, he could do worse than to look toward the man whose holiday will be shared with Inauguration Day this year — the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In fact, if Americans watching the inauguration truly long for a more united nation, they could study King, as well.

Read more about what King can teach us about inaugurations and unity.

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Nobody will look at your art more than in a puzzle

Lee Benson writes:

He is the creator of the largest wall puzzle in the world (20 feet by 60 feet), he’s produced a puzzle with more pieces (60,000 of them) than any puzzle in history; he’s sold more folk art puzzles (25 million and counting) than any artist living or dead; he’s been in not one but two television series — starring him.

You have to hand it to Eric Dowdle. When he decided it was OK to carve his art into tiny pieces, he didn’t do it halfway.

If the fate of artists is supposed to be, 1. toil in anonymity, 2. starve. and 3. have people say, “Oh, he was very good” after you’re long departed, well, not for Dowdle. It could be argued that more people have spent more time gazing at his paintings than any other artist who ever picked up a brush.

Read more about how Dowdle carved out a successful career as an artist in Utah.

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