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Duncan Hoge

According to Merriam-Webster, human relations is “a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations (as in industry),” or, “a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal and intergroup adjustments.” I like to think it just refers to how we get along, and why we get along (or don’t) the way we do.

North Carolina annually declares February as Human Relations Month, and we’re lucky that here in Orange County, not only do we do the same, but that at least some of us take the time to focus on what that means. Earlier this week, Orange County kicked off the month with its annual forum, which this year focused on the implications of defining marriage by constitutional amendment. For the record, we believe those implications are bad news.

This little arts/music/food/literature/whatever rag might seem an odd place to broach something so political, but I’d like to argue to the contrary – the way we express ourselves, be it through painting, poem, lyric or something created on the stove, has everything to do with how we see, interact with and treat one another – everything to do with love.
So this month (and on the May ballot), in honor of relating with other humans, share the love.
– Susan Dickson