Letter: Holt is in good company

I agree with The Columbian’s endorsement of Eric Holt for county council chair. In our community of less than half a million, most issues shouldn’t be political — parks, pets, prisons and public safety shouldn’t be partisan. But Holt’s opponent refuses to repudiate the negative legacy of the last board of county commissioners, which brought nasty politics into our community. We’re defined by the company we keep. Eileen Quiring stubbornly keeps the wrong company. Our entire nation is more divided today than it’s been in half a century. Let’s not bring such divisiveness back here. Vote Eric Holt for chair. Let’s work together to make a great place better.