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> I suspect this is rooted in the journalistic imperative (?) of putting
> both "sides" of the story. (No jibes intended at our journalist
> friends here).


Except that the whole point of an op-ed piece is to present *that
person's* point of view. Editorializing is very different from
news/feature writing.

Katie Allison Granju
Knoxville, TN