Letter of the Day (Jan. 22): Inauguration

A day for which Americans can be grateful, and proud.

January 22, 2013 at 1:43AM
President Barack Obama supporters wait on the National Mall in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, for the start of President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing in during the 57th Presidential Inauguration.
President Barack Obama supporters wait on the National Mall in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, for the start of President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing in during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Simply amazing: an inaugural address that referred to Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall. Justice Sotomayor swearing in the vice president. A gay inaugural poet. The beautiful first family. All these images and more paint the picture of America today, and where it's moving -- the path of progress.

PAMELA J. SNOPL, MINNEAPOLIS


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Watching the inauguration brought to mind a comment from a man in Canada. He asked where I was from, and when I answered, he replied, "You're an American? Do you have any idea how lucky you are?" His words have always stuck with me. Think about it.
CINDY SABA-STOEWER, MINNEAPOLIS

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