Thanks to, and praise for, Hampshire College freshman student Samuel Shaffery’s Dec. 1 guest column in the Daily Hampshire Gazette (“Hampshire should fly the American flag”).
His articulate, well-reasoned, knowledgeable, rational viewpoint — at a time of heated expressions about flag-burning – is a model of quiet leadership worthy of emulation and respect for current leaders on and off campus, locally and nationally as well.
Samuel’s thoughtful contribution gives hope for our collective future in a perilous time.
Stephen Dashef
Northampton