Opinion

I write opinion pieces because ideas need force — a clear point of view, a sharp frame, a call to rethink the familiar. But strong commentary and clear factual distinction are not opposites; they're obligations that live together. If an opinion section is loud without being anchored in facts, it loses trust. If it is careful to the point of timidity, it loses its purpose. Over years of editing and publishing, I’ve learned practical ways to...

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I remember the days when the local paper arrived on my doorstep, a small ritual that tethered neighborhoods to a shared reality. It wasn't perfect—local papers missed stories, showed biases, and sometimes recycled press releases—but they created a baseline of facts communities could rely on. Today, as newsroom after newsroom folds or shrinks, those baselines are eroding. In my work at Thepostview, I see the consequences daily: gaps in basic...

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