I was with some friends some time ago when the subject of immigrants came up. Some of my friends objected to immigrants, when I pointed out that I'm an immigrant too. The response: "But that's different, you're white and you speak English." I was shocked that these friends had no idea that they were unconsciously racist. If I were black and spoke perfect English would that have made a difference?

The New York Times ran an article on June 21 about removing a statue from the Natural History Museum in New York City. The article ended with examples of rioters and vandals destroying statues in other cities, including some of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The alleged claim is these statues being destroyed are "too offensive," according to the article.

My mother told me many wise things when I was young, but two come to mind: "Goodness is its own reward" and "Think about how your actions impact other people." Both apply to mask wearing.

Thank you for printing the page of documented UFO sightings in today's ("UFOs Over Washington," June 23) Spokesman-Review. I have personally witnessed a UFO and so have people I know. My only question is, why is knowledge of extraterrestrials being suppressed and by whom? Are they afraid it would have a disastrous effect on the world to know that we are not alone?

In the Far Right’s twisted philosophy, they think they are being discriminated against when we won’t let them discriminate against those who disagree with them.

It was only a week ago half of the people were wearing face masks and half were not. And now the last week on Friday we are mandated to wear one. At the hottest part of summer. If we are in Phase Two they should not be mandatory. How can we move forward if we are in stagnation mode? While others are easing into reopening we are stuck.