A roundup of editorials from the Right on Wednesday includes a look at the wisdom of sitting out the national anthem, Augusta’s opportunity to set an example for the nation, and the tone that was set with the vigil in the Golden Isles on Sunday.

1. Sitting down for the national anthem?

From the Texarkana Gazette: Sitting down for the National Anthem isn’t working for you, Colin Kaepernick.

2. From monument to impediment?

From the Augusta Chronicle: A call for cool heads and deliberate actions when it comes to the Confederate memorial in the city.

3. Vigil was proper response to hate, violence

From the New Brunswick News: Residents of the Golden Isles came together with a call for peace and unity and set the perfect tone to counter the violence in Virginia.

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