Own history but celebrate wisely

Don Paul’s July 10 letter regarding Helena’s celebration of vigilantes made some legitimate points, but I would argue it failed to make a significant distinction.

Clearly his statement “Try as you might the past is the past and you can not change it …” is true. If we do not acknowledge both the good and the bad in the past, we cannot build on the “good” and work to avoid repeating the “bad.”

The challenge is to engage in dialog that helps us reach consensus on what parts of history fall into each category.