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Michelle Obama is an example of how far we’ve come

Michelle Obama gives her final speech as first lady at the 2017 School Counselor of the Year ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 6.
Michelle Obama gives her final speech as first lady at the 2017 School Counselor of the Year ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 6. Manuel Balce Ceneta The Associated Press

Our first lady, Michelle Obama, would be ideal to replace President-elect Donald Trump when his term is up in four years — her great-great-great-grandmother was a black slave. We have come so very far since then.

Bill Denneen, Nipomo

This story was originally published January 11, 2017 at 8:01 PM with the headline "Michelle Obama is an example of how far we’ve come."

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