Discussion and Disagreement Can Be Healthy

Dear Editor,
   From a staunch conservative who reads the Chronicle to better understand the other side's perspective (maybe I am really a liberal, at least based on the original etymology of the word), I want to say thank you to the Chronicle team for exposing both the slander and unprofessional journalism proffered by the Statesman. The lack of journalistic integrity leading to articles such as the recent series on the APD is appalling, especially for a major newspaper in what is now a major-market city.
   I will continue to read the Chronicle and support its advertisers because even though we may differ in our political and moral positions, your writers unabashedly state their position and then attempt diligently to present a cogent argument (based on facts) for their case. How is that not a healthy part of our American democratic process and a free press? Thank you, and keep up the good work!