Letters

Prayers for Allewalt

I am so very disheartened by the letter written by Linda Allewalt (“The Ten Commandments should come down,” April 20), and even more bothered that her voice was heard. To understand my reaction to reading this, one must take the view of 1) someone who isreligious and 2) someone who has a profound awareness of why separation of church and state is such a bad idea.

SCHS senior: Rank is earned

Don’t change grad rules at end

It seems that the issue of class rank never goes away in Shelby County. In 2004, I was named Shelby County High School’s valedictorian, but only after a brouhaha. The Sentinel-Newsarrived to interview Jeremy Miller (the salutatorian-apparent) and me. After the piece was published, a minor furor erupted among some parents and the administration, which resulted in one valedictorian and three salutatorians that year.

Much-needed

attention

Linda Allewalt calls much-needed attention (“Ten Commandments need to come down,” April 20) to the illegal and discriminatory posting of religious doctrine in Shelby County government offices.