A note on letters to the editor
Letters to the editor that are submitted to Home in Henderson are published according to guidelines established on June 10, 2006. They may be viewed here, and they have been available in the “Pages” section for review since they were first published.
In terms of “blogging”, letters to the editor are really no different than a comment post, except that the author has requested and received the privilege of having his or her missive “headlined”. This courtesy is extended to all who request it, provided the author’s work conforms to the standards referenced above.
Frankly, a letter to the editor in a forum where anyone can “publish” a comment at will doesn’t have much significance. We have held the term over from traditional print media because it is commonly understood to be a statement of opinion.
Of all the letters we have received (not many), we have only turned one letter away, and that was because the author accused a specific person of specific criminal acts.
Home in Henderson strives for neutrality and balance in its reporting of the news. Whether or not those news articles are truly neutral is for the reader to decide. However, when it comes to comment posts, letters to the editor, or opinion pieces that are submitted, we only exercise editorial control in an effort to maintain community standards of decency and to protect individuals from legally harmful speech.
In short, Home in Henderson is only political insofar as it reflects the political views of readers made in comment posts. It welcomes comments, articles, letters to the editor, etc. from all sides in any and all issues, including those that take umbrage to what we publish.
It is another fabulous day in Henderson. The cool quiet of the morning reminds me that we can all create peace and harmony with a quiet smile and empathy in action. Birds are singing. Flowers are recovering from the scorcthing heat. It is a day for joy.
Comment by Beautiful Dreamer — August 15, 2007 @ 6:17 am
How right you are, Beautiful Dreamer. I’ve been out with the flora and fauna this morning. I can keep my ‘oasis’ green because I have rain barrels but my grass elsewhere is brown and my poor wounded dogwoods (healing from being broken by the fallen tree last year) are drooping. Of course, the weeds are healthy!
Comment by Copper — August 15, 2007 @ 6:30 am
The letter to the editor about George Rush and the direction of Town Talk was fair even though it was a bit vitriolic for my taste. George has the right and perhaps the personal obligation to defend himself in these pages or in the sister site, Who’s Home in Henderson. Most of us will line up his opinion and perspective with what we have heard and observed and make our own decisions.
I think that there is a huge service that HiH provides for the common citizen. This blog is a great leveler of the high and mighty and provides the public to ability censor anitsoical behavior from ranging from failure to pay taxes to profiteering on the federal tax dollar.
Comment by Candace — August 15, 2007 @ 10:01 am
I am glad that HiH is receptive to allowing posters to publicize the owners of properties via the tax records that house criminal activity. It raises the level of accountability and increases the social cost of renting to slime.
Comment by alex — August 15, 2007 @ 11:47 am