Pomp and circumstance — and more

Britain’s monarchy is amazing. The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle delighted us with its merger of pomp, love and African-American ties. African-Americans in the ceremony included the bride, bride’s mother and the Episcopal evangelist preacher Bishop Michael Curry. Episcopalians less than three years ago made Curry their national presiding bishop, the first AfricanAmerican ever chosen. Since the Episcopal Church was a spinoff from the Anglican Church in Scotland and England after the American Revolution, Curry as wedding preacher seemed to me complementary to the archbishop of Canterbury, who consecrated the marriage.

British Africans were prominent in the wedding, too, including a chaplain of Queen Elizabeth, a gospel choir from London and a cello soloist. The special bond between England and the United States has been revived. Thanks to the British monarchy, Anglos in America are going to respect African-Americans increasingly as equal citizens in our democracy. Richard H. Frost, Ph.D.

Santa Fe

Sheehey has consistently made an effort to seek out constituents and listen attentively to their concerns. He has worked well with the council to build consensus on difficult issues, such as the Aug. 28 “Proclamation Celebrating the Contributions and Just Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees in the County of Los Alamos.” He negotiated this proclamation carefully to get a unanimous bipartisan 7-0 vote from the council.

Sheehey has had no difficulty in voting against legislative proposals that he felt were wrong in terms of technology or the public good. I have complete confidence that he will continue to do what he thinks is right, rather than going along with “business as usual” so common in public governance. This is why I support Sheehey. Robert Wells

Los Alamos