Because of the events of Charlottesville, the issue of taking down statues of Confederate heroes is back in the news and on the internet. One group took matters into their own hands and pulled one over. Defenders of the status quo, including the President, wondered if we would soon be taking down monuments to the likes of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Today I saw, but did not read, a story that said someone has proposed renaming Boston's Faneuil Hall . That's silly, I think. It reminded me of a controversy we had some years ago when a statue was created of George Cleeve , who is credited as the first European to settle in the Portland, Maine area. The statue ended up on private land, because some felt history indicated he may have owned a slave. Here's a good opinion piece that lays out the argument, and, I think, sets out good guidelines for taking down or not taking down statues. Those who claim the statues represent a part of our history that cannot be e