Press Talk: Kind gestures, big resultsSubscriber Exclusive

By Lou Brancaccio

Published: March 5, 2022, 6:03am

A crowd waits in front of The Columbian prior to Lou Brancaccio's retirement party. Five years later, a kind gesture by a reporter is still remembered. (The Columbian files)

Could kind gestures change the world?

I’m raising this question because of an email from a reader who wrote how — years ago — a small gesture positively impacted her.

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