Why does this publication require a real name and place of residence for a letter writer and then allow online readers to use aliases to respond on its websites? This policy invites vitriol and often threatening responses.
Readers don’t even see the worst that are reported as not being published. If everyone publicly stood by their comments, like the letter writer, then the readers could share differences without being threatened.
Robert Barrett
Westbrook
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