In regards to all the Christmas signs comments and being open minded, etc.

In the 1970s, I sang all kinds of Christmas carols, secular and religious to the troops in Germany with the U.S.O. Still have the music sheets. In 1987, 1989 and 1991, my family and I went to Holiday Traditions/Lights and sang mostly religious songs from booklets that I still have, published by the Redmond Sammamish Valley News.

Then suddenly around 1992 all seemed to drift to only secular Christmas carols and many other different cultural (religious or otherwise) gatherings. There was, however, a story on KOMO, “I had a dream, Joseph” about all the hoopla of Christmas and no one getting that it is for the birthday of Mary’s son, Jesus Christ.

My point is: I love seeing all the festivals, but don’t take my religious celebrations away in the process. After all PC should stand for Politely Considerate, not the overbearing Politically Correct that has been shoved at us all. I have traveled around the whole U.S. and this area is the most overbearing Politically Correct state, not helping anyone. Be Politely Considerate and enjoy the season! Oh, and have a blessed and merry Christmas.

Barbara Dickson

Redmond