Letter from Andrew Hamill

Unity Needed

After watching the news from all news stations, reading the newspapers, and talking to all people regardless of who they are, it is safe to say that we do need unity. I don’t know what it’s going to take to have unity whether it’s an interfaith service, a rally of some sort, or something to bring the people together. If we are to have unity, we need to put our political parties and their agendas aside and come together. During the week of September 11, 2001, which was our second day of infamy, we came together as a nation, put our differences aside regardless of who we are. Our allied countries declared themselves Americans because of our display of unity during that week. We, as Americans, despite our political parties, the ideologies of the political parties, and our differences, must heed the call of unity in good and bad times.

Andrew (AJ) Hamill
City of Oneonta