Slaying must prompt show of national unity

Editor’s note: The following was delivered as a statement at City Council on Sept. 23. It has been edited for length.

At a recent Sunday worship service at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, our visiting pastor Reverend Michael Lindvall, delivered a profound sermon. ... He reminded us that deep divisions in society are as old as the Scriptures and the history of the world itself. However, he also said the wounds of our country are as deep as he has ever seen in his lifetime.

I agree, and I wanted to point that out as we continue to see division and hurt in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. ...(A)s someone who represents the other side of the aisle, ... this cowardly act was despicable and reprehensible, and I denounce it

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