Ken -- I'd like to see what would happen if a paper ceased identifying office-holders by political party. I'm not sure it's a good idea, but would be an interesting experiment to let public servants stand, or not, on their own merits rather than relying on party affiliation.
I agree with you. I often made a point of not telling our editorial board members what parties supervisors represented. Often in deliberation, we were surprised at which candidate represented which party.
Ken -- I'd like to see what would happen if a paper ceased identifying office-holders by political party. I'm not sure it's a good idea, but would be an interesting experiment to let public servants stand, or not, on their own merits rather than relying on party affiliation.
I agree with you. I often made a point of not telling our editorial board members what parties supervisors represented. Often in deliberation, we were surprised at which candidate represented which party.
Hate to see that happen. Local, independent journalism is so extremely important. What can one do about it?