Grateful to hear there are others.

This letter is in response to Kathleen Stiles’s letter of last week.

  Kathleen, I was thrilled and impressed with your letter to the Editor!  I too was saddened reading “Other Viewpoints,” 10/26.   You very clearly, and with eloquence, expressed my feelings exactly.  I had been stewing how to respond when your wonderful letter captured my feelings precisely.  

  It makes me sad as well, so many persons here seem to have really missed the point of the “take a knee movement.”  It is because of our flag and our Democracy that we all have the freedom to make a public statement. The “take a knee” demonstrations are respectful and yet, clearly state what is not acceptable; which is continued inequality and violence against other Americans of a particular race.

  To me, the “take a knee movement” illustrates our active patriotic civil duty to stand up for what we believe. And when something such as the emboldened racism and violence is epidemic, in my opinion, we should all be taking a knee to make it stop. 

  Thank you again, Kathleen Stiles for your courage and articulations.

Always with respect,

Dawn Gandalf,

Thompson Falls