Our View: Lessons we can learn about a time of unity

A delegation of 18 Havreites, mostly Havre High students, were in Washington Monday to take part in a celebration of American unity.

The group, brought together by HHS teacher John Ita, witnessed the formal swearing in of President Barack Obama for a second term.

The students were attending the festivities not as a celebration of partisan victory but as a celebration of America and what it stands for.

The 18 didn't know who was going to win the election when they signed up for the trip. The deadline to register was before the November election.

Student Bryant O'Leary said he made the trip beca...