The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the newspaper by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Echo Press. To submit a letter, send it to aedenloff@echopress.com or Echo Press, P.O. Box 549, Alexandria, MN 56308.
Today, Gov. Walz directed all United States and Minnesota flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff effective immediately, until sundown on Thurs., May 11, to mourn and honor the lives lost in the Allen, TX, shooting that occurred on Sat., May 6.