By Marilyn Brennan Santa Monica
(Re: “Letter writers should stay on point,” Dec. 5) (Eric Cooper) felt that Ron Lowe’s letters did not address any issue printed in the paper, but are just “Bush bashing rants.” Is Mr. Cooper now trying to dictate what and what should not be published on the opinion/commentary page? According to him, letters should only address articles printed in the paper. We’re still a free country, with places to write one’s opinion, last time I looked (in spite of the Bush administration).
As far as that goes, Mr. Cooper’s own letter did not address any article I saw in any edition — it was also just a rant, to which he, like Mr. Lowe, is entitled.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 12, 2007. Read the original PDF.