Your opinions � pro, con or otherwise � are welcome here

Your

opinions - pro, con or otherwise - are welcome

here

We have over the years published a

wide variety of comment in our letters to the editor

forum, always with the view that we want to offer a

public forum for any and all citizens to have their say

on whatever they want to write about.

When one letter writer

brings up a point, it often draws opposing viewpoints,

which we assiduously attempt to print, also. We always

try to print both sides of an argument. But both sides

have to present their views to have them printed. If you

don't write, we can't print what you want to say.

A current example is the

Confederate flag issue. There's a current heated debate

going on in our letters forum among holders of differing

viewpoints on the flag. We have printed every

representative view, as we try to do on all issues that

arise in our letters.

It's your forum, your

access to freedom of the press.

So, please, anybody -

If you agree or disagree with us or any of our letter

writers, send a letter, fax or e-mail. Criticize us, call

us names, deplore us - but write us. We'll print

what you have to say - minus illegalities,

obscenities and threats. But we'll print your opinion.

Because it's your opinion,

and you deserve to be heard. That's our job and our

responsibility.