Dear Editor:
First off, Kathy Jefcoats, the editor of the paper, has several mistruths in the editorial. Let’s address those.
k@=mk=:m“ea`[___[ E@ 36 6I24E]” }@[ E9:D :D ?@E E96 2>@F?E] x 2> D@CCJ J@F 2?5 @E96CD 42?’E 5@ 2 D:>A=6 >2E9 AC@3=6> H9:49 C625Di “cf_[___[ H9:49 6BF2=D E96 32=2?46 @7 9:D 4@?EC24E A=FD `d_[___ 4@>A6?D2E@CJ 52>286D” H9:49 >62?D cf_[___ l 32=2?46 Z `d_[___] cf_[___ E@E2=] bC5 8C256 >2E9 H@C5 D6?E6?46]k^=:mk=:m“w6 H2D 2==@H65 E@ ‘C6D:8? H:E9@FE 42FD6’ :? |2J :?DE625 @7 36:?8 7:C65]” }@E ECF6] x 962C5 >J 9FD32?5 DA62<:?8 E@ 2E =62DE @?6 4@>>:DD:@?6C 367@C6 E96 >66E:?8 H2D 6G6C 96=5[ 96 DA64:7:42==J E@=5 E96>[ “x7 E96C6 :D 2?J <:?5 @7 5:D4:A=:?2CJ 24E:@? E@ 36 E2<6?[ 6G6? 2 D6?D:E:G:EJ EC2:?:?8 4=2DD[ :E H:== 36 2DDF>65 E92E x 92G6 5@?6 D@>6E9:?8 HC@?8[ H9:49 x 5:5?’E[ 2?5 x H:== C6D:8?]” x 962C5 E96D6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D @G6C 2?5 @G6C 7@C E9C66 52JD 2?5 96 C67FD65 E@ 2446AE 2?J <:?5 @7 AF?:D9>6?E[ H92ED@6G6C] %96C6 H2D ?@ 42FD6 7@C E6C>:?2E:@? 7@F?5]k^=:mk=:m“(96? 96 2AA2C6?E=J 6D42A65 2?DH6C:?8 E@ E96 D6IF2= 92C2DD>6?E 492C86]” p=D@ ?@E ECF6] w6 2?DH6C65 2?5 :?E6CG:6H65 H:E9 w# 6G6CJ D:?8=6 E:>6 E96J 42==65 @C 6>2:=65] w6 5:5 6G6CJE9:?8 96 4@F=5 E@ 2?DH6C[ 6G6? @776C:?8 =:6 56E64E@C E6DED] %96C6 H2D 2? 2==682E:@?] %96C6 H2D ?@ 492C86] p?J@?6 42? >2<6 2? 2==682E:@? 282:?DE 2?J@?6]k^=:mk=:mx7 E96 65:E@C 925 5@?6 96C C6D62C49 =:<6 D96 :D DFAA@D65 E@[ D96 H@F=5 92G6 7@F?5 @FE E92E E96 4@F?EJ’D :?DFC2?46 A@=:4J 5@6D?’E A2J 7@C 2?JE9:?8 E92E :D “2E H:==” @C “:?E6?E:@?2=”] (6 <?6H 2E E96 368:??:?8 :7 H6 DF6[ H6 H@F=5 36 DF:?8 %@>>J $>:E9 A6CD@?2==J] %96 4@F?EJ 7F?5D 5@?’E A2J 7@C E9:D[ xE 92D E@ 5@ H:E9 E96:C =:23:=:EJ :?DFC2?46] %@>>J $>:E9 A2JD 7@C E9:D[ ?@E E2IA2J6CD[ ?@E E96 4@F?EJ]k^=:mk^@=m
Recommended for you
Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the US. Click for more.Movies and TV shows casting across the US
kAm%96 724E E92E E96 65:E@C >2<6D E96 DE2E6>6?E “~C >2J36 96’D 2=C625J DA6?E :E 2?5 96’D 4@>:?8 324< E@ E96 E:== H:E9 9:D 92?5 @FE” D9@HD 4@>A=6E6 =24< @7 AC@76DD:@?2=:D> 2?5 :D 4@>A=6E6=J E2DE6=6DD] p?5 E96 =6EE6C H2D 8:G6? E@ E96 3@2C5 yF?6 c] (9J 2== @7 E9:D ?@Hn xD :E 2 D=@H ?6HD H66< 2?5 92D %@>>J $>:E9 ;FDE ?@H E@=5 J@F H92E 96 H2?E65 J@F E@ HC:E6n (9@ 6=D6 5:5 J@F :?E6CG:6H 7@C E96D6 DE@C:6D @E96C E92? %@>>J $>:E9n r6CE2:?=J ?@E >J 9FD32?5]k^Am
kAm%9@D6 2C6 E9:?8D E92E 2C6 HC@?8 H:E9 E9:D 65:E@C:2=] }@H =6E >6 255C6DD >J G:6H 2?5 D:56 @7 E96 6?E:C6 D:EF2E:@?] %96 :?E:>:52E:@? 2?5 92C2DD:?8 7C@> 2 92?57F= @7 A6@A=6 :? E9:D 4@F?EJ 92G6 >256 @FC =:G6D 2 =:G:?8 96==] xE E@@< >6 2 =@?8 E:>6 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H9J ?@3@5J 42>6 E@ @FC 2:5 2?5 DE@@5 FA 7@C FD[ :E’D 3642FD6 E96J 5@?’E H2?E E@ 364@>6 E96 ?6IE E2C86E]k^Am
kAm|J 9FD32?5 H2D 9:C65 E@ 5@ 2 ;@3] w6 5:5?’E CF? 7@C 2 A@D:E:@?] %96C6 D9@F=5 92G6 366? ?@ C62D@? 7@C E96 >F5D=:?8:?8 2?5 A6CD@?2= 2EE24<D] xE :D F?7@F?565 :? 2?J @E96C 4@F?EJ[ :? 2?J @E96C DE2E6 E@ 92G6 E9:D EJA6 @7 3692G:@C[ J6E H6 6?5FC65 :E[ F?E:= H6 4@F=5?’E DE2?5 2?J>@C6] w6 5:5?’E BF:E F?56C 2 4=@F5 @7 DFDA:4:@? 2D J@F D2J[ 96 BF:E 3642FD6 E96C6 H2D ?@ 6?5 :? D:89E E@ E96 ?@?D6?D6 7C@> E96 492:C>2? 2?5 E9@D6 H9@ 7@==@H 9:>]k^Am
kAm}@H 2 4@FA=6 @7 E9:?8D 23@FE E96 D6IF2= 92C2DD>6?E “4=2:>]” x 42? @?=J 4@>>6?E @? E96 E9:?8D x H:E?6DD65 @C <?@H] (96? y:> 42==65 E@ E6== >6 D96 925 >256 2 4=2:>[ 96 H2D :? 36EH66? >66E:?8D 2?5 H6 5:5?’E 92G6 =@?8 E@ E2=<] w6 E@=5 >6 H92E D96 H2D 4=2:>:?8 2?5 DE2E65 “xE’D ?@ 3:8 562=[ 96C A9@?6 H2D 23@FE E@ 72== @? E96 7=@@C] xE H2D :? E96 5@@C @7 >J @77:46 2?5 D@ 2== E96J ?665 E@ 5@ :D AF== E96 G:56@] %96C6’D 2 42>6C2 C:89E E96C6]”k^Am
kAm(6 7@F?5 @FE =2E6C E92E E96 42>6C2 5@6D?’E C64@C5 =:<6 96 E9@F89E :E 5:5] (96? 9:D 7:CDE C624E:@? H2D “xE’D 7:?6[ E96C6 D9@F=5 36 G:56@[” x <?6H 96 5:5?’E 5@ 2?JE9:?8] %96 @E96C 244FD2E:@? @7 9:> E@F49:?8 96C A6CD@? H:E9 9:D 8=2DD6D :? 96C 496DE 2C62 :D D@>6E9:?8 96 H@F=5 ?6G6C 5@] %96 4@?G6CD2E:@?D E92E H6 92G6 925 367@C6 E9:D :?4:56?E 23@FE 6G6CJ D:?8=6 E9:?8 96 5@6D 36:?8 D4CFE:?:K65 2?5 H2E4965 2?5 9:> <?@H:?8 9@H >2?J A6@A=6 H6C6 H2E49:?8 6G6CJ >@G6 96 >256 H2D 2 3:8 562= :? @FC 9@FD6 2?5 H:E9 9:>] x 42??@E E6== J@F 9@H 4@8?:K2?E 96 H2D @7 6G6CJ >@G6 36:?8 H2E4965]k^Am
kAmx H2D 7:?2==J 23=6 E@ 2446DD E96 C6A@CE @?=:?6 =2DE >@?E9 2?5 H2D 4@>A=6E6=J E2<6? 324< E92E E96 >2:? H:E?6DD DA@<6 @7 E2<:?8 E96 ;6==J 362? ;2C 2H2J 2D A2CE @7 E9:D “F?5:DAFE23=6” 6G:56?46]k^Am
kAmp =:6 56E64E@C E6DE 7C@> >6 H:== D9@H E92E x H2D :? E96 @77:46 @7 r96C: |2EE96HD w@3D@? |2C49 af[ a_`d[ H:E9 p?8:6 $@CC@H 2?5 r96C:] %9:D H2D 2 7F== >@?E9 AC:@C E@ 2?J 4=2:>D] x H2D E@=5 5FC:?8 E92E 4@?G6CD2E:@? E92E E96J 925 E2<6? E96 ;6==J 362?D 2?5 42?5J 7C@> E96 @77:46D 2== @G6C E96 DF:E6 3642FD6 y:> <6AE 62E:?8 E96> 2== 2?5 D2J:?8 96 H2D 82:?:?8 H6:89E]k^Am
kAmp?8:6 D2:5 H92E D96 E@=5 y:>[ “}@H :7 J@F 82:? H6:89E[ J@F 42?’E 3=2>6 >6]” r96C: =2F8965 2?5 D2:5 E92E D96 DE@AA65 3FJ:?8 42?5J D@ 96 H@F=5 BF:E 62E:?8 :E] $@[ :D E9:D D6IF2= 92C2DD>6?E E@ 96C[ E@@[ 3642FD6 96 2E6 96C 42?5Jnk^Am
kAm$@ 6:E96C E96 DE2E6>6?ED E96J >256 5FC:?8 E96 :?E6CG:6H AC@46DD H6C6 =:6D E@ >2<6 E96 4=2:> >@C6 4C65:3=6 @C[ =6E’D ;FDE D2J[ E96J 5:5 C6>@G6 E96 42?5J E@ <66A 9:> @FE @7 E92E @?6 @77:46] x H2D E@=5 2 >@?E9 AC:@C] %96 6>A=@J66 E6==:?8 >6 2?5 =2F89:?8 23@FE :E[ FD65 E@ 36 E96 w# 5:C64E@C[ 2?5 :D ?@H E96 3F586E 5:C64E@C]k^Am
kAm$96 <?@HD D96 :D @3=:82E65 E@ E6== 2? 6>A=@J66 :7 D@>6@?6 >256 2 4=2:> @7 36:?8 F?4@>7@CE23=6[ H9:49 ?6G6C 92AA6?65] x7 2 7F== >@?E9 925 8@?6 3J[ H9J H2D?’E 2?JE9:?8 D2:5 E@ >J 9FD32?5n q642FD6 :E’D ?@E ECF6] |62?:?8 2== @7 96C DE2E6>6?ED D9@F=5 36 E9C@H? @FE]k^Am
kAmp?5 x 42?’E 72E9@> H9J r96C: 5:5?’E C6>6>36C E9:D 2?5 DA62< FA] w25 D@ >F49 C6DA64E 7@C 96C 2?5 E9@F89E D96 H2D 8C62E[ 3FE 2> H@?56C:?8 H9J D96 H@F=5 2==@H E9:D E@ 92AA6? 2D H6==] %96 C6A@CE 2=D@ 5:5?’E 92G6 E96 DE2E6>6?ED 7C@> @E96C 6>A=@J66D H9@ 925 8:G6? 277:52G:ED :? 9:D 72G@C]k^Am
kAm~C E92E E96 “H:E?6DD” C6EC24E65 2?5 D2:5 E92E ?@[ 96 H2D ?@E :? 2 A@D:E:@? E@ D66 H92E 92AA6?65 H:E9 E96 A9@?6] (9J 5:5 E96 C6A@CE ?@E >6?E:@? E92E y:> 925 G@=F?E66C65 7@C 2 =:6 56E64E@C E6DE @C 2D<65 7@C E96 G:56@n (9J 5:5?’E E96 C6A@CE D2J E92E 5FC:?8 3F586E D62D@?[ :E :D ?@C>2= 7@C E96 4@F?EJ >2?286C E@ 36 :? E96 3F586E @77:46 >2?J[ >2?J E:>6D 5FC:?8 E96 52Jn w:D 6I64FE:G6 D64C6E2CJ E@=5 E96> E92E[ 3FE :E 8@E =67E @FE @7 E96 C6A@CE[ 2=@?8 H:E9 @E96C DE2E6>6?ED] %96 C6A@CE E92E H2D 8:G6? E@ E96 4@>>:DD:@?6CD H2D 4@>A=6E6=J 3:2D65]k^Am
kAm%96C6 2C6 A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 D2:5 “(9J 5:5?’E 96 7:89E 7@C 9:>D6=7n” %96 2?DH6C E@ E92E :D 96 7@F89E 92C5[ 96 82G6 E96> 6G6CJE9:?8 2?5 >@C6 E@ AC@G6 E9:D 4@F=5 ?@E 36 ECF6]k^Am
kAm%92E 7:89E 2?5 56E6C>:?2E:@? H2D HC:EE6? 2D “w6 7@F89E D@ 92C5[ :E =@@<65 5:D9@?6DE]” $:?46 H96? 5@6D 5676?5:?8 J@FC ?2>6 2?5 24E:@?D 4@?DE:EFE6 36:?8 5:D9@?6DEnk^Am
kAmp=D@[ ;FDE 2 4@FA=6 A@:?ED @7 C676C6?46 7@C E9@D6 :? E96 AF3=:4 H9@ 5@?’E 7@==@H 8@G6C?>6?E 96C6] %@>>J $>:E9 DF65 2?5 =@DE E96 C:89E[ 2E DE2E6[ E@ 92?5=6 E96 3F586E] x7 D@>6@?6 >2<6D 2? 2==682E:@? =:<6 E9:D[ :E :D 4FDE@>2CJ E@ D6?5 E92E A6CD@? 9@>6 F?E:= :E’D H@C<65 @FE] %9:D 92AA6?65 5FC:?8 E96 3FD:6DE[ >@DE :>A@CE2?E H66<D @7 E96 J62C[ 3F586E H66<]k^Am
kAmvF6DD H9@ 8@E E@ E2<6 @G6C E96 3F586E H:E9 y:> 36:?8 8@?6 H9:=6 E96 :?G6DE:82E:@? H2D 92AA6?:?8n %@>>J $>:E9] r@:?4:56?46n p?5 J@F >:89E 2D< H9J 5:5 46CE2:? A6@A=6 =:6 :7 E96J 925 ?@ A2CE :? :En (6==[ 96C6 2C6 E96 724EDi t>A=@J66 v:?2 '2?46 — 2 %@>>J DFAA@CE6C — :D E96 244FD6C’D 7FEFC6 >@E96C\:?\=2H] p?8:6 $@CC@H :D v:?2 '2?46’D 36DE 7C:6?5 D:?46 D49@@=]k^Am
kAm%96 244FD6C :D ?@E BF2=:7:65 7@C E9:D ;@3 2?5 E96C6 H6C6 D6G6C2= @E96C 2AA=:42?ED E92E H6C6] qFE D96 8@E 9:C65 2?5 7@C D@>6 C62D@? 8@E D2E :? E96 4@F?EJ >2?286C’D DF:E6 H:E9 p?8:6 $@CC@H] y:> 925 ?@E9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9 E96 9:C:?8] %96 244FD6C 5:5 ?@E =:<6 y:> E@ 368:? H:E9 2?5 x >6E 96C H96? D96 H2D 7:CDE 9:C65]k^Am
kAm(:E9:? b_ D64@?5D @7 >66E:?8 >6[ D96 2D<65 >6 :7 x H2D E96 @?6 E92E >2<6D E96 =:A 32=> 2?5 x D2:5 J6D] $96 E96? C@==65 96C 6J6D 2?5 3682? E@ E6== >6 H92E 2? :?4@?G6?:6?46 :E H2D E92E y:> >256 96C D>6== >J =:A 32=>D] xE H2D 4@>A=6E6=J 5:DC6DA64E7F= 2?5 >256 ?@ D6?D6] x >2<6 =:A 32=>D 7@C H655:?8 A2CE:6D] x D6== E96> 2== @G6C E96 4@F?ECJ] (9J E96 6J6 C@== 2?5 E96 2EE:EF56n (6 92G6 7@FC E66?286CD H:E9:? EH@ J62CD @7 286 @7 E9:D 8:C= 2?5 D96 4@>A=6E6=J 5:DC6DA64E65 >6[ >J 3FD:?6DD 2?5 >J 9FD32?5 :? @?6 D6?E6?46]k^Am
kAmr@F=5 D96 92G6 8@EE6? 96C 2EE:EF56 7C@> 96C 7FEFC6 >@E96C\:?\=2H H9@ :D <?@H? E@ 36 @? %@>>J’D D:56n %96 D2>6 H@>2? H9@ 92D 366? 42==:?8 6>A=@J6CD 2?5 3=@4<:?8 >J 9FD32?5 7C@> :?E6CG:6H:?8 7@C ;@3Dn $@ J@F 92G6 2 92?57F= @7 A6@A=6 4=62C=J @? %@>>J’D D:56 H9@ 2== A=2J65 2 A2CE :? E9:D 82>6[ :?4=F5:?8 }65C2 $H:7E[ E96 w# 5:C64E@C]k^Am
kAm(9J[ 2D E96 65:E@C @7 E96 A2A6C[ 2C6 J@F ?@E D66<:?8 E96 ECFE9 2?5 ECJ:?8 E@ 7:?5 @FE H92E E96 ECFE9 :D 7C@> >@C6 E92? @?6 D@FC46[ H9@[ :? J@FC @H? H@C5D 5:5?’E =:<6 >J 9FD32?5] %96 ECFE9 H:== 4@>6 H96? J@F 92G6 2D >2?J A6@A=6 2D J@F 42? 7:?5 E2<6 2? @2E9 E@ E6== E96 ECFE9[ J@F DF3A@6?2 A6CD@?2= 46== A9@?6 C64@C5D[ E6IED[ 6>2:=D[ 6E4] %92E :D H96? 2== @7 E96 A2CED H:== 4@>6 E@86E96C 2?5 E96 ECFE9 H:== 4@>6 @FE]k^Am
kAmu:?2==J[ x 2D< E92E J@F A=62D6 ;FDE =62G6 FD 2=@?6[ 6?@F89 @7 E96 2CE:4=6D :? J@FC 3:2D65 A2A6C] w6 C6D:8?65 >@?E9D 28@[ :E’D E:>6 E@ =62G6 FD 2=@?6]k^Am
kAm}:<: (2=<6Ck^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Please log in, or sign up for a new, free account to read or post comments.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.