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November 16, 2004

 

Letter to the Editor

I have been an avid reader of your publication for the last few weeks.  I have been very concerned about the content that you have presented in the paper here on campus.  At first I thought that it was just my misinterpretation of the situation but I now have to come to the conclusion that your paper is grossly left wing.  I was very disgusted with your A & E editor Alex Grantham when he actually wrote a comic strip that had two monsters discussing the latest election, and how one of them is dealing with the pain of losing that is now felt by many democrats around the country.

Apparently Grantham's way of dealing with things is wishing death upon President Bush.  I cannot believe the Sun Star would use my funds to print the words "DIE BUSH."  That is disgraceful to America and should have never been printed.  The editor, Robinson Duffy, should be ashamed of himself regardless of how he voted on Nov. 2.  

Possibly if Grantham had read Duffy's editorial, he would have learned not to take the election as a life and death situation and Duffy should have added not to take it to wishing death upon someone you disagree with either. 

The fact of the matter is that your paper is nothing more than a mudslinging paper for your liberal "contributors" to jump to conclusions and sensationalize the truth.  You are constantly being corrected for sensationalizing the truth such as the one-page guest opinion from ASUAF senator Veronica Young, and the letter from Senator Murkowski having to correct your harsh writing about her missing the UAF debate.  Out of all of your articles I never once heard you say anything bad about Knowles or Kerry, yet I have heard countless attacks on Pres. Bush and Sen. Murkowski.  I understand that the college campus is left leaning but here would be a chance for the Sun Star to stay fair and balanced and stop sensationalizing things that are false. 

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