Dear Editor:

It pains me that we are engaging in a heated political debate over a giant new American flag in the valley. C’mon folks, can’t we save our brain power and passion for other, more pressing local, state, and national issues rather than sling poop from one predictable political camp to another even more predictable political camp?

Yes, it’s a big ol’ flag. An American flag. Not a Nazi flag, QAnon flag, Confederate flag, or a Tome and take my AR-15” flag. There are no doubt real...