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What a good idea to have a marketing icon for La Conner! And kudos to First on First committee for putting in the thought, time and energy.

But we must be careful that the design is reviewed well so we don’t end up like Mount Vernon with an icon of a uterus and fallopian tubes. Have you seen that one across from the food co-op?

If the large "L" mock up was supposed to engender our "brand" of Love La Conner, I think it fails. As a cold, sterile, stainless steel, hard-angled, out-of-human-proportion structure it is unattractive. Furthermore it’s a one directional symbol; a selfie would...