Obama set fine example for future presidents

As a Chicagoan, I will always be proud of the service President Barack Obama provided for all America, over the years, through adverse circumstances — from selected media outlets — who often tried to undermine even his successes.

Imagine if he had had the support of those factions instead of their opposition, how much greater the United States could have benefited from such united support. We avoided wider wars nearly every year of his term. He remained courageous and unflappable — articulate and visionary. Less intervention and more diplomacy, fewer lives lost and less money spent on such ventures. For that, he was attacked relentlessly by specific media pundits.

No victory was applauded, each failure amplified; almost to the end again having to prove his citizenship. . . . Still he prevailed, continued on, and now in retrospect, remains an articulate example for future presidents to emulate.

Vincent Kamin, Loop

Sad day

On Friday the nation will say goodbye to President Barack Obama and Donald Trump will assume the office of president. What should be a day of celebration, sadly, will be a day of mourning for the majority of Americans. A sad day indeed.

Michelle Ehrhart, Villa Park

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