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As your elected representatives in the 21st District, we join together to make a statement against two acts that took place on the same day in our community, two acts that illustrate the deep need to confront the systemic racism that permeates our society.

In the light of day, a vandal defaced an important and politically powerful “I Can’t Breathe” art installation in downtown Edmonds. This installation was created by a local high-school graduate with the support of the City.

While we are saddened to have to address this wanton destruction, we were also heartened by the outpouring o...