Editor, T I am proud to be an American, to be fortunate enough to live in the United States of America, the greatest nation in the history of mankind. As humans we make mistakes. Our nation has made mistakes. Our history is what it is. To deny or try to rewrite or erase our history is to fail to learn from it. Only by learning do we grow and improve to move forward in a positive manner. Thankfully, because we are a unifi ed community, Lamesa has not experienced the unrest and senseless destruction happening in other parts of our country.