-Wider View is a weekly column that tries to zoom out to get a perspective on local or regional issues Over the past decade, since my full-time return to living in the Wet Mountain Valley, I have been repeatedly asked how the divisions within the community, which have grown ever more apparent, can be healed. Many offer solutions, such as sitting down and talking about our differences with others. Some have offered workshops where profesĀsionals try to bridge community gaps and grievances. But every time, my response is that no one talks about national political party affiliation when you go to get a flat tire fixed at Westcliffe Petroleum or buy a meal at Chappy’s. Trade with others is the foundation of civilization, not only…