allow comments
your "comments" section was the ONLY forum where thoughts DIRECTLY related to published news articles was available
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every opinion, from the patently absurd, ignorant, anti-American rants to thoughtful, moderately worded, aspirational missives was allowed ... and NECESSARY
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only with that full range of comments (unrestricted by such nonsense as "tweet" length" or only specific responses to a lone posting) is our citizenry able to gauge and react to what many are thinking
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