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The sun will continue to rise, but a mushroom cloud may obscure it

Walkers take a stroll along Tynemouth Longsands beach at sunrise on the northeast coast of England early Tuesday.
Walkers take a stroll along Tynemouth Longsands beach at sunrise on the northeast coast of England early Tuesday. Owen Humphreys PA via The Associated Press

While I appreciate Barack Obama’s reassurances that the sun will come up tomorrow, I just hope I will be able to see it without a mushroom cloud getting in the way. Can a president-elect be impeached?

Bill Fitzgerald, Los Osos

This story was originally published December 27, 2016 at 8:39 PM with the headline "The sun will continue to rise, but a mushroom cloud may obscure it."

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