INCIDENT: Can’t have too much coverage

Thank you for the continued coverage of the incident of the blatant harassment of a group of basketball players visiting Coeur d’Alene. This is a moment that we all need to pay attention to and unfortunately is not an isolated incident as validated by tribal members who gathered last week for the Shawls in Solidarity March.  

Awareness and keeping up the momentum of promoting respect for others is the responsibility of citizens who want to shape our community in a positive way. This incident was more than the canary in the coal mine warning sign for our community to step up, build momentum, and respond in ways to not let North Idaho’s reputation be marred again as it was in the past. With respect to racist incidents in our community, silence is not golden.

CLAUDIA MIEWALD

Coeur d’Alene