Editorial: Making a difference

If Martin Luther King Jr. had been alive to see the "unity" in our community this last week, we think he would have been proud.

Between the annual breakfast, Make a Difference Day at Dove House, the celebration at Mitchell Community College and other events at the Statesville Civic Center and local churches, it’s evident the dream was in the hearts of people countywide.

To all those who read something about MLK and the civil rights movement, took time to think about the state of race relations in our community and in our nation, we say thank you.

To all the volunteers who made sure speakers knew how to get to the podium, food made it to the table and King’s message resounded in banquet halls and open streets, we say thank you.

To all those brave enough to give testimony to living the dream, whether it’s standing up for your rights or the rights of your neighbors or simply seeing someone as a person, not as a color, we say thank you.

And to all those who make an effort to keep the dream going long after Martin Luther King Jr. Day is over, we commend you