I generally agree with Elayne Clift and Nancy Braus. And they have every right to express their opinions; it's called freedom of the press as per our Constitution.
We are blessed to live in a democracy. The Trump-style bashing of journalists or anyone else we don't agree with is unfortunate, to say the least.
Phillip L. Cutting
Guilford
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