Thank you for Hendy Stevan Matahelemual’s beautiful column, “What is your flag?” (Oct. 16). I feel heartened and encouraged; it makes me feel hopeful.
Of the four Oct. 16 letters on issues in the U.S. presidential election, all alarmed me except the one by Milton Claassen, who supported Social Security and Medicare based on biblical principles of caring for the needy.
Ancient cave drawings illustrate that artistic expression is endemic to humanity. And throughout history, artists have pushed boundaries and come into conflict with their communities.
The saying that history doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes, applies to Mennonite Central Committee this year.