Cheney Free Press photo fanned flames

I came very close to sending a letter last week about the front page article and photograph of the man on the ground in handcuffs surrounded by four well-armed white officers disturbed me greatly at first glance.

I think it’s safe to say that most of us are beyond fatigued by the past few years of dissension and political and social unrest. For that reason, I didn’t send a letter — but the next week’s paper, featuring three other viewpoints mirroring my own thoughts and reactions to both the article and the choice to publish that photograph, encourages me to stay civically engaged.

I forced my...