GRATITUDE: Violence and hate don’t belong here

To the hotel worker who reported the U-Haul full of Patriot Front members — THANK YOU! Your tip saved our city from needless violence. I am also grateful to the Coeur d’Alene police who took this threat seriously and apprehended these domestic terrorists before they could carry out their plan. Regardless about how anyone feels about Pride events, we can ALL agree that violence and hate do not belong in our city.

REBECCA MERRIGAN

Coeur d’Alene