Divided Nation

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

It was the thing you read about, but don’t expect to see live.

Saturday morning, I hopped in the car and headed over to Columbus to watch a little high school softball.

It was the normal pomp and circumstance before the first pitch. Teams were lined up on three fields while the National Anthem began to play.

And then the speaker system cut out.

There were 10 seconds of silence, brok…