You did it again. Why, oh why can’t The Herald keep editorial opinion off the front page of an otherwise excellent paper? This referring to the Dec. 1 front page editorial hit piece on Donald Trump and his supporters by writer Chris Winters. (“Measure would declare Everett a city inviting to all”) In an otherwise legitimate story on the Everett City Council action to declare Everett an “inclusive” city, Winters inserts his personal opinion of the Trump campaign as guilty of “race baiting, immigrant-bashing, misogyny and fear mongering,” quickly followed by a statement that a third of Everett voters backed Trump and, by insinuation, support his misanthropic politics. Winters however is not as cagey as he might think. A skilled journalist can disguise editorials as legitimate news without revealing his personal bias. Winters’ effort here is too crude — he needs practice. And one wonders if he (Mr. Winters) would “include” that misanthropic third of Everett voters supporting Trump in the “inclusive” council resolution that he writes about.
It might be helpful to remember that about half of readers will not agree with any Herald editorial position on national politics — maybe more considering the people that still actually read newspapers. The Herald is the only major paper left in the region. Is it too much to ask it to be a paper for all the people? It’s simple really: Just keep editorial opinion, including that thinly disguised as news, where it belongs and off the front page.
Ralph Dufresne
Marysville
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