TO THE EDITOR:
I’ve lived in Chapel Hill for over 20 years. In that time I have read thousands of comments in The Daily Tar Heel, and I don’t think I have ever read anything that disappointed me more than the “update on where we stand. America isn’t really that awesome.”
There are millions of people who have paid a dear price so you can even say something like that without severe reprise. I wonder if you might have visited the USS Arizona Memorial, the beaches or fields at Normandy or the Vietnam Memorial? Like myself, I would think that those remembered there would be at odds with your opinion.
Whatever ends you desire for this country, I can tell you that each day I am in contact with UNC students who lift my spirits and give me great confidence that we are in good hands. You are encouraged to join that effort.
Linda Heilig
Class of ’63
