Oaths

To the editor:

It seems like almost every couple of weeks, we read about corruption in one form or another. Society has shifted from occasional fibs to outright lies and A.I.-generated fakery. 

I enjoy comparing various news happenings to stay better informed. When I read about Okanogan County in Washington welcoming its first female sheriff, I couldn’t help but notice the accompanying photo of her right hand held upward (appropriately) while her left hand looked limp, held horizontally at her waistline.

A Bible or other holy book isn’t required there even if it would give greater solemnity to a pledge ceremony.