Letters: R Town

To the editor:

One could assume that ever since I became Mayor of Royal things have really gone to the wayside.

Starting with the failure of the year 2020, then our elevator exploded, and most recently on July 5 our town was seriously compromised by a derecho.

Go back to a few days before the 5th. I had just approved the proof for the annual horseshoe tournament T-shirts that the Royal Lions Club puts on each year for Royal Fun Days. I came up with “R Town” late last year and wanted to work it into the T-shirt, because I thought it was catchy and a clever play on words. Welcome to “R Town,” or...