Departing columnist Nicholas Goldberg "didn't always write stances that I agreed with," says a reader, "but isn't that why we have a free press?" (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)To the editor: I appreciate the efforts at nuanced discourse that departing columnist Nicholas Goldberg undertook during his tenure. ("One last opinion," Opinion, June 30)He didn't always write stances that I agreed with, but isn't that why we have a free press and the ability to examine our own positions on topics? Dean Katz, Ventura..To the editor: I am one year south of 80 and have loved The Times since my dad read me the "funnies" everyday. How very sad to read Goldberg's "one last opinion" — yet another woeful example of the demise of print journalism.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 02, 2023 17:58 UTC