Tee-shirt helps build a political bridge

WAITSBURG - A Waitsburg couple is pleased with the community's response to their efforts to bridge the divide during these fraught political times.

At his wife's suggestion, Tom Elstrom searched online for a tee shirt that combined the "Let's talk!" imperative with the symbols representing the two major political parties. Finding nothing, he bought some digital art and had a tee shirt shop add the type and create a single shirt.

The response was phenomenal as he wore the shirt around town and to various public events.

"The shirt speaks before I do, leading to better conversations than expected...