Letter to Charlotte Observer--Cal Thomas and Charles Krauthammer

To The Editor:

The decisions a newspaper makes regarding what op-ed columns to carry are, or should be, some of the most responsible ones editors are required to make each day. The very act of printing a given column invites the reader's attention, and awards the column at least some measure of worth.

Op-ed pieces which convey well- thought-out and various contrary views, add value, and help to inform the reading public. Columns which spew hatred, poison and falsehoods, have no business appearing in any responsible newspaper. The writings of Charles Krauthammer and Cal Thomas--those particularly of late and about health care issues--are just such op-ed pieces. These do not inform but rather infect the community,

The Charlotte Observer should not ask permission--it should simply notify the McClatchy organization that it will no longer publish either of these two columns. More than anything else, they bring disgrace to the newspaper, and to the newspaper's community..

Sincerely,

Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305