Stop saying ‘hate’
The name of our community is Village Shalom — a place of peace. That peace was shattered April 13 when Terri LaManno was killed at Village Shalom, and Dr. William Corporon and Reat Underwood at the Jewish Community Campus.
We should always remember those names, for there but for the grace of God went us. It could have happened to any of us.
As a tribute to them, I propose that we stop using the word “hate.” Let us drop the word from our vocabulary. You can’t say that word without feeling some anger. We know full well how deadly a combination hate and anger can be.
No more hate.
Mel Mallin
Overland Park, Kan.