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Jones, 84 at the time, was asked by journalist David Marchese about what ails America.

One statement said it all when it came to what ails the Bruins most in their bid for a breakthrough.

Endeavoring to put what ails us in a greater context then requires maintaining a curiosity for all of life’s wrinkles.

Economists and other experts have a similar refrain about what ails the state – high costs, lots of regulations and unaffordable home prices, among other factors.

That said, I’m not quite naive enough to believe that wading into a river with my fly rod has some greater meaning, or that it can cure everything that ails us.