Our history, good and bad, needs to be preserved
As a former history teacher and concerned citizen, I have watched with interest the ongoing debate regarding the removal of statues and changing of building names of controversial historical figures. Like so many others, I question if this is really the best approach of dealing with matters. After all, good or bad, history is history, and erasing references to the past is neither easy nor wise. I am certainly not proposing that we should ignore the wrongdoings of former leade