Antone's Nightclub
Falsely Maligned in Postmarks
RECEIVED Mon., Dec. 1, 2008
Dear Austin Chronicle,
I greatly appreciate your excellent coverage of the evolution of passenger rail in Central Texas. I was disappointed to see, however, that you chose to publish the portion of Skip Cameron's letter to the editor that was nothing more than a personal attack on me as an advocate of passenger rail [Postmarks, Nov. 28]. Not only am I not paid to advocate passenger rail, such accusations do nothing to advance the discussion of this important topic and only serve as a distraction.
I hope I can continue to advocate my positions on civic matters without concern of being falsely maligned in the one news source I have come to appreciate in this city.
I greatly appreciate your excellent coverage of the evolution of passenger rail in Central Texas. I was disappointed to see, however, that you chose to publish the portion of Skip Cameron's letter to the editor that was nothing more than a personal attack on me as an advocate of passenger rail [Postmarks, Nov. 28]. Not only am I not paid to advocate passenger rail, such accusations do nothing to advance the discussion of this important topic and only serve as a distraction.
I hope I can continue to advocate my positions on civic matters without concern of being falsely maligned in the one news source I have come to appreciate in this city.
Respectfully,
John Langmore
John Langmore
[Editor replies: The Chronicle, in the weekly issue and online, tries to share all the letters we get with our readers (short of those filled with outright libel or excessive name-calling). We hope that readers understand that the opinions expressed in a letter are that of its writer and do not in any way reflect an official position of this paper. If we were to consider the content of each and every letter to determine if we should print it or not, what standards would we use, and how would we vet it? In the best of circumstances, such a policy would be capricious and inevitably significantly cut the number of letters published.]