Joanne Parsons: Really think about the content in letters to the editor

To The Daily Sun,

I challenge the people who contribute to letters to the editor that write in obsessively (they know who they are) to really think about their content.

I'm sick of people downing others, one guy is a genius. He's always right, no matter what. But the true challenge, be nice ... our environment has to change, be a better person, be nice. If people don't have anything good to say, don't say it. I know that is tough. Some truths are unpleasant and need to be said; finger-pointing is for the lazy. If letter writers are that passionate about something, get up and do something about it.

The challenge is to write about something good. An open forum, advice from peers, compliments on service, a good book, a venue, a movie, how great someone looked in a picture, random acts of kindness. I bet there would be zero weeks, zero days of less-than-negative content from the regulars. Maybe they would stop. It's always the same and wildly predictable. If people want to complain (I know I'm not happy unless I'm complaining) at least put some thought into it. Debate.

I miss Tom Tardiff's long letters. He may not have been right about everything but he was entertaining and well written. I don't remember him slamming people. He may have told someone nicely to get lost or smarten up, but never offensive.

Letters to the editor remind me of a hen party. Now the midterms are over, please, please, please no more political banter about elections and how right and wrong everyone else is, blah blah blah. And please, fact check.

Joanne Parsons

Laconia