Allow All Sides to be Heard

I believe the First Amendment has something to to with freedom of speech. In reading some of the letters to the Forum, I can only conclude that our individual freedom is to only be inclusive to whatever the majority says. Sad. Very sad.
Thank you to the Castro Valley Forum for allowing all opinions to be heard, and to let your readership decide what is right and what is wrong. Those who believe some letters, and thusly some opinions should not be heard in the name of "journalistic integrity" are completely clueless what journalism is all about. There's a reason, and a very good one, why at large newspapers, the editorial department is far away from the newsroom. Opinion is not to be confused with fact. We all hope our news is fact based. On the other hand, editorials and even more so, letters to the editor, are opinions. Nothing more.
So, with that, I find the Castro Valley Forum a thought provoking publication that believes its readership is intelligent enough to come to their own conclusions.
Please, continue your good work, and allow all sides of an issue to be heard.

–Steven Anticevich, Castro Valley