DIVERSTIY: Important messages hit home

Sunday’s Coeur d’Alene Press had two extremely important articles. The first was the Coeur d’Alene editorial entitled “Racist lessons won’t be lost in North Idaho.” The second was the guest opinion, “We support diversity programs at Boise State,” signed by members of our Idaho community.

Idaho is such a homogeneous state, population wise, that our residents, particularly younger people, need to comprehend diversity. We live in a changing world and a changing community. Look around next time you are on Sherman Avenue. People-watching can be most informative.

It might also help to turn off the “boob tube” and form our own opinions. Like it or not diversity is here, it’s growing, it helps our community in numerous ways and it is right.

Thanks to the Coeur d’Alene Press for providing these opinions.

PHIL WARD

Coeur d’Alene