I would like to address two letters to the editor published in the Salisbury Post on May 29 (“Look at future instead of past atrocities” and “Faith compels her view of ‘Fame’ monument”).

There is nothing offensive about “Fame,” except to the indivisibles, the NAACP and Mayor Al Heggins. “Fame” has been here for as long as one can remember. It was given by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It represents a guardian angel holding a wounded soldier.

Why do certain people continue to be argumentative about a monument that shows an angel-like figure caring for a wounded soldier?

Why can’t we take the $100 offered by one letter writer for the removal of “Fame” and donate it to help the children who live in poverty? Give that $100 to Rowan Helping Ministries and let it help the needy in our community.

Poverty among children and families offends me. Help do something that is actually meaningful. Stop this foolish argument about the “Fame” monument. Let it go. Salisbury is full of history, and “Fame” should be left alone.

— Don Lyerly 

Rowan County