“It was our blood that saved the Union at Gettysburg. It was our iron that forged the tanks that liberated Europe. Our farmers sparked a green revolution that fed the world. And it was our imagination that transformed medicine—it appears poised to do so once again.” – @GovTimWalz

Gov. Tim Walz's State of the State address—delivered online from the Governor's Mansion—was darker than I expected, but appropriate to reality. The recurring theme was how Minnesotans help each other during cold, long winters, and his coach-like optimism was weaved throughout.