To the Editor:

I was disappointed as I read the article in last week’s edition addressing the controversy over the Dayton Public Library. I had hoped that at least local journalists still held to the principle of fair & balanced reporting. That article was anything but fair and balanced in my opinion. I don’t completely dispute the points made by the library director concerning free speech & availability of information, but more the way the parent(s) who are petitioning were characterized. It does not appear that anyone even contacted Jessica Ruffcorn for her perspective. That is not “fair & balanced” if you ask me.

Tia Hays

Waitsburg, Wash.