To the editor:
I am heartsick for our nation. When a vacuum of leadership brings out the worst in all of us, this is not America. When the bastardization of our flag for every organization with a gripe or a cause occurs, this is not America. Our flag has 50 stars floating in a sea of blue and 13 alternating red and white stripes. Let’s keep it that way.
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(4) comments
Well said! I wish you continued enlightenment and joy on your journey on that learning curve.
Thank you.
Love, truth and beauty shall prevail. We are all of these things. Trump is the antithesis to these tenets of decency and democracy.
Coming from someone who has absolutely zero self-respect ... seriously! Your letter I hope sways the voters to vote Republican. People have personal responsibility for their own behavior and now you are blaming our President please stop!
Ted Wheeler, Mayor of Portland, Oregon?
Is that you? Awesome! 👏🏻. Keep up the good work! Thanks for telling Trump to shut it! You are a true patriot!
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