The importance of symbols cannot be dismissed. The June 24 news article “Geico quietly takes down ad referencing Civil War massacre of black soldiers” included a comment that we should take a hard look at such issues as institutionalized bias and cultural sensitivity and states that this comes amid heightened scrutiny of Confederate symbols.

On Tuesday, I drove the same route three times through Fairfax City while gathering data from six polling places. The first two times, I turned onto Rebel Run on the way to Fairfax High School. The third time, I made the same turn — onto Lion Run. Congratulations to Fairfax on making this change. Symbols matter.

Ellen Hayes, Fairfax