PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Reader upset with MLIRD decision

Since coming off the board of MLIRD, I have not attended any of the meetings or even really had the urge to. I can always depend on our local paper to give me results of each meeting and there seems to be plenty of them. Then there are the two or three calls I get saying, "Did you hear what went on last night?" Such as the one I received while we were out of town last week, this one got my attention as I am sure it did everyone else or at least I hope it did. No time to honor our flag. Wow! That's a big one. Now we are very fortunate we live in a country that allows us to say such things. But, is this the sort of example we want to present to our community, our children, our world? I sure hope not.

I hope the board in it's infinite wisdom will reconsider their stance and honor our veterans, our citizens and themselves by continuing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Norm Benson

Moses Lake