“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.



That quotation from the slain civil rights leader and preacher Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been on a Post-It note attached to my computer for years. It’s a daily reminder and encouragement to say whatever needs to be said, regardless of how difficult the topic may be.

I couldn’t help but think of those words after reading a Feb. 27 news report from the Buffalo, N.Y., newspaper.

The article from The Buffalo News was about Laura Cu...