{"id":5444,"date":"2026-04-03T11:44:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?page_id=5444"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:49:39","slug":"letters-to-the-editors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/letters-to-the-editors\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the Editors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-big-font-size\">RECENT LETTERS TO THE EDITORS<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Address_Book_of_Watergate_Burglar_Bernard_Barker_Discovered_in_a_Room_at_the_Watergate_Hotel_June_18_1972_-_NARA_-_304966.tif-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A page containing a list of contacts and phone numbers\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/14\/letter-to-editor-history-always-repeats\/\">Letter to Editor: History Always Repeats<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-10-14T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 14, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Patrick Dobyns,&nbsp; My name is Uday Doddi, and I am a senior at Farragut High School. I am writing this letter in response to your article \u201cEnemies at the \u2018Gate\u201d from January, 2026. I chose this article because I&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/McWherter_optimized_2000-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/14\/letter-to-the-editor-joining-the-conversation-short-term-disruptions-for-long-term-growth\/\">Letter to the Editor: Joining the Conversation: Short-Term Disruptions for Long-Term Growth<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-10-14T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 14, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Rebecka Jones, As a dual-enrollment Farragut High School student taking online classes through Pellissippi State Community College, my future in commercial construction management makes me view our campus news through a very specific lens. When I read your article,&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-ozge-alpaslan-354415780-32869693-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Orange Daylily\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/letter-to-the-editor-the-journey-towards-fulfillment\/\">Letter to the Editor: \u201cThe Journey Towards Fulfillment\u201d<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-09T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 9, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Krysta Madison, Special to the Journal Dear Emma, Fulfillment is something everyone strives for, whether it\u2019s feeling at ease or having what they need. I am a senior at Powell High School, taking all my classes through Pellissippi State&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MG_7717-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"flowers from Muckross house gardens in Ireland\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/letter-from-the-editor-without-fear\/\">Letter From the Editor: Without Fear<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Emma Harrison, Editor-in-Chief Last Friday, after getting down to the normal weekly newsroom business and boxing up McWherter 337 to make room for new adventures this fall in Goins 225C, the Imaginary Gardens team celebrated a semester well spent&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3931_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Quincea\u00f1era\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/letters-to-the-editor-no-suelte-la-bandera\/\">Letter(s) to the Editor: \u201cNo Suelte\u2019 La Bandera\u201d<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By many, many readers Compiled by Patrick Dobyns This is not going to be the same format as our usual Letters to the Editor, for a very good reason. After Jacqueline Ayala wrote her article \u201cBad Bunny Dice \u2018No Suelte\u2019&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phone_Screen_Under_Diffraction_Lense-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A phone screen display splitting under diffraction grating\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phone_Screen_Under_Diffraction_Lense-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phone_Screen_Under_Diffraction_Lense-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phone_Screen_Under_Diffraction_Lense-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phone_Screen_Under_Diffraction_Lense-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phone_Screen_Under_Diffraction_Lense.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/letter-to-the-editor-a-response-to-breaking-up-with-my-phone\/\">Letter to the Editor: A Response to &#8220;Breaking Up with My Phone&#8221;<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Editors, As I read &#8220;Breaking Up With My Phone&#8221; by Anna Trevathan, I thought about how in this day and age, technology has been so integrated into our lives that we forget how to live without it. 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