Thank you for your opinion, Mr. Urvater, about the Gazette’s needs for conservative columnists. The Gazette also needs a full-time conservative writer to present local and national views because most of us conservatives cannot get past the liberal bias in the headlines.
The Gazette needs to be more of a balanced paper.
Right after my recent letter was published, I received a hate letter from a left-wing coward who did not put his name or address on the letter.
I propose that we get people from both sides of the fence and set up a friendly forum to talk about the many issues that liberals and conservatives disagree on and talk amicably. I am sure some people would be open to this. For example, if we could start off with three liberals and three conservatives and then maybe publish an article together once a month, that would be good for all of us who are concerned about the future of this great country. We don’t want anyone who has a bad temper. Both parties need to listen as well as speak in order to learn.
Both parties need to unite and agree on affordable issues that are important and that can be solved. Even though I am very conservative, I have some liberal friends that I can talk to.
If we can set up a meeting somehow and take an approach of three-on-three in a friendly manner, we might get more than one group. If anyone else has any ideas, please write in to the Gazette.
Andy Pignatare
Southampton