Letter to the Editor: Disappointed and concerned

To the Editor:

Based on the opinions expressed in the Viewpoints section of The Standard, I am very concerned about the constant themes that are being sent to young readers in their formative years. Although I value diversity of opinion and appreciate those perspectives which are markedly different than mine, I am saddened that a large number of messages are present in The Standard which are reactionary and offensive.

Comparing Democrats to the devil and accusing them of murdering in order to achieve their goals, assuring your readership that ‘liberal’ is a dirty word, and routinely presenting far right opinions as fact is doing your readership a disservice. Where is the enlightenment that can come only from an unbiased presentation of information, from multiple viewpoints which challenge and encourage growth?

I challenge The Standard to be a vehicle in the formation of well-balanced adult minds. There’s a whole world out there that celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, beliefs and customs. Do young people have to move away from Waukon in order to experience it?

Sincerely yours,
Matt Brandt
Cedar Rapids