The 2nd annual Veterans Day Parade was held Nov. 8 in Gordonsville and it was a moving experience for all who attended.

This letter writer has a great deal of respect for Del. Rob Bell of Albemarle. Del. Bell is a superb representative in Richmond. He works diligently and effectively toward realistic limits on state spending, he initiates and supports legislation of considerable value for our state and region and he presents himself in person frequently to discuss issues and provide quiet, reasoned explanations for his positions. He is a studious, gentlemanly person who pursues the facts and avoids personal attacks and innuendos.

Had the citizens of Charlottesville and the surrounding counties felt that “change is not always right” they would have voted for the presidential candidate endorsed by The Daily Progress.  Obviously, this editorial page has failed to grasp that a majority of Americans wanted to turn the page on the Republican administration and did so enthusiastically.

The editorial in the Nov. 12 edition of The Daily Progress (“‘Old Virginny’ rears its head”) suggests that racism has been dead and buried politically in the Commonwealth since Doug Wilder’s victory in 1989. I must take exception. We unfortunately live in a state still divided politically and economically along racial lines. By any indicator of economic health, African-Americans remain significantly disadvantaged (income, housing, education, health care, etc.).

Throughout the excitement of this historic and wondrous election, I have increasingly looked forward to the moderate editorials in the Opinion section of The Daily Progress.

I feel safe. It is the first time since 9/11 that I have felt this way.

America can’t get into the habit of bailing out large corporations for fear of negative consequences to its citizens.

In 1961, my father, Ted Evans, resigned as rector of St. Paul’s Memorial Church rather than allow the Sunday school classrooms to be used to create a white-only private school.

Shame on Charlottesville residents who did not vote on Nov. 4.

America won a great victory on Election Day. I’m not referring to the winning candidate as much as to the winning process.

A Charlottesville-Albemarle U.S. 29 Bypass is pointless.

You can teach a person to hate, but not to love.

I must confess I was surprised and disappointed to read the Oct. 30 editorial under the headline “We’ve got the wrong bypass.” The editorial got it wrong on all counts.

Barack Obama brought hope back to millions of Americans.

My experience this past Election Day left me most encouraged.

On the night of Nov. 4, I was a small part of history yet again. I watched as it all unfolded around me and across the world, and I recalled the same feeling of euphoria that I experienced in 1990.

What a sad commentary of our world today when a so-called rock star can come to JPJ and incite vulgar chanting and obscene gestures with the crowd while showing a picture of the president of the United States.

On Nov. 3, The Daily Prog-ress and other publications reported astounding new findings about a major influence on teen pregnancies (“Teen pregnancies tied to tastes for sexy TV shows.”

Lake Monticello has a problem, and so does Albemarle — a deer population explosion.

Recently I took my body (such as it is) to the University of Virginia Medical Center.

I don’t understand the thinking of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the C’ville equivalent on dredging.

I am writing in response to the statement made by Larry Sabato in the Nov. 2 front-page article “Polls say McCain win a long shot.”

Reading the Nov. 2 letters to the editor, I was nodding in agreement with letter headlined “Concert review an embarrassment” regarding the lame interview by Melissa Ruggieri of Elton John’s concert, and further along another writer’s comments on her views of Jay-Z’s concert at JPJ (“Jay-Z critique embodies racism”).

I imagine I was like many parents in taking my children to the voting booth with me on Nov. 4 so they could see this historic moment.

Peak fall colors are slowly sweeping across the commonwealth … and in particular, here in Charlottesville.

I have experienced firsthand what it’s like not to have adequate health insurance coverage. High-quality, affordable health care in America should be a top priority on everyone’s list.

The federal government, Wall Street, Main Street, the state government and now our local government — everybody’s short of money.

As the University of Virginia Medical Center continues to expand in order to meet the growing health-care needs of our community, decisions made 20 years ago dictate that we stay at our current location in the heart of Charlottesville.

This subprime mortgage crisis was precipitated ultimately by bad policy, not deregulation.

McIntire Park is a public city park and should be retained as open space in an increasingly overbuilt city.