Letters to the Editor

Letter: Why is America so united?

Thanks to Charles Wohlforth for his writings and articles three times a week in the ADN. Thanks to the ADN for the latter. I found his May 18 article ("Why is America so divided?") interesting and thought-provoking down to the last paragraph, when I realized we are divided as we are "united," and that we have been and are struggling to find the truth and define our future.

Questions inherently make us seek and find answers to our problems and help us define our future. Forgive me for condensing 86 years of experience into this paragraph and partly answering Mr. Wohlforth's second question, about whether we can help bridge divides in America. Yes, Alaska can help and is helping now!

Someone said life is a mystery and I would agree. I would also agree with their advice to "relax into the mystery and enjoy it." Support for the truth of these conclusions comes to me in the first 75 pages of "The Soul of America," by Jon Meacham. He offers hope for our future and insight into our division and our Union, starting with Lincoln and the Civil War.

Hugh R. Hays
Soldotna

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