Editor, Gazette-Journal:I had a wonderful mentor for a short time in my early work life. His simple advice was if you wait for the perfect choice you will never make a choice because perfection does not exist. We can strive to make the best informed choices and then proceed with all that life brings our way. When we avoid making choices, we lessen our power to create possibilities for ourselves.Undecided, reluctant, or discouraged voters may be thinking about sitting out this election because neither presidential ticket speaks to all their needs or issues. Political discourse is often so abusive that many choose to become disengaged. I feel overwhelmed by the rancor as well, but believe this is the most crucial vote of my lifetime. The choice voters have in this presidential election is between two extremely different visions of our nation’s future and the result may determine our path for many years beyond a four-year presidential term.I do not believe that we are a failing nation or ...