People should be considerate of each other's feelings

Since I started living in Cheney about two years ago, I have noticed one overwhelming thing: people have the wrong view of people from the Middle East.

Every day I hear someone refer to how different they are or how weird they look. Too many times have I heard them called obscene names that I don’t feel comfortable even to type. They have come here for nothing more than to go to school and get an education or start a new life. Some of the awful things I have heard come from the people of Cheney, some even coming from people working at businesses around town.

I blame our society for letting us...