OPINION
Undeniably Abby: The Pledge isn’t the problem, the distraction is
By Abby Waechter | Jan. 26What began as a minor procedure change on Jan. 12 became a major controversy by Jan. 20, filling the council chamber to capacity. Alan Swank proposed adding the Pledge of Allegiance to the agenda, but other Athens council members opposed it for personal and historical reasons. The debate has become louder than the council’s actual work, even though the pledge doesn’t affect how decisions are made.
