Dear Editor:

Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is a relatively new addition to council meetings initiated by a close vote by a recent council and subject to change by the existing or a future council at any time. During Bob’s six-year term as mayor the issue never came up and, if it had, he would have voted against it, while respecting a majority opinion. One of the reasonable concerns with the Pledge as a routine component of a public meeting has been vividly illustrated by Scott Clifford’s ...