Opinion Posting Guidelines:

  • Comments should be related to general interests of the public.
  • You may comment on elected officials, public offices, government bodies, public figures. You can comment on the actions public officials take in relation to their jobs but not make personal attacks. If a political candidate is named in your comments, a signature is required. For comments that include a signature the name must be verifiable by providing an email or a phone number where you a be reached. Accusations are not allowed.
  • No comments on candidates for public office, within 90 days of an election (primary or general). You can comment on political issues but not mention candidates.
  • You can not comment about privately owned businesses. You can comment about businesses that are privately owned but are public in nature, such as newspaper/hospital/electric company/phone companies/radio station etc. with a signature.
  • We retain the right to post or not post any opinion at our discretion. Comments that we consider too divisive will not be posted as we do not wish to contribute to division in our communities, as we should all be working together respectfully for the betterment of everyone.
  • Reminder: This is an OPINION page. We do not attempt to “fact check” any of the opinions. We post all opinions that meet guidelines. We do not censor any voices. Please remember that these are just people’s personal opinions.
  • We made the decision not to require a name in this forum because in a small community such as ours, in certain situations, people involved can not give their opinion due to fear of repercussions (job loss, etc.). We believe the advantage of anonymous comments outweighs the problems. We will continue to review all comments before they are posted to this site.