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Joe Copeland Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h2><p>In the wake of the awful massacre of police officers in Dallas, the obvious need is for calm, fairness and problem-solving. As a National Review writer notes, the temptation for politicians will be to divide. Here are three calls for reason from the National Review's David French, the</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/joe-copeland-crosscut-com/">Joe Copeland</a></p> 
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            <p>In the wake of the awful massacre of police officers in Dallas, the obvious need is for calm, fairness and problem-solving. As a National Review writer notes, the temptation for politicians will be to divide. Here are three calls for reason from the National Review's David French, the New York Times' Frank Bruni and, via the Dallas Morning News, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/437625/dallas-police-shooting-demands-calm-debate?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">"America is driving toward the abyss, and it's time we hit the brakes,"</a> the National Review.</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/how-america-heals-after-dallas.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">"How America heals after Dallas," </a>the New York Times.</p><p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-exclusive-gov.-greg-abbott-calls-for-unity-following-dallas-ambush.ece?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">"Exclusive: Gov. Greg Abbott calls for unity following Dallas ambush,"</a> the Dallas Morning News.</p>
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In the wake of the awful massacre of police officers in Dallas, the obvious need is for calm, fairness and problem-solving. As a National Review writer notes, the temptation for politicians will be to divide. Here are three calls for reason from the National Review's David French, the New York Times' Frank Bruni and, via the Dallas Morning News, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

"America is driving toward the abyss, and it's time we hit the brakes," the National Review.

"How America heals after Dallas," the New York Times.

"Exclusive: Gov. Greg Abbott calls for unity following Dallas ambush," the Dallas Morning News.

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi