Letter to the editor: Stop the uncivil commenting

To the editor:

I don’t know Ray Finch except through his occasional letters to the Journal-World, with which I usually agree. His recent comment regarding the abusive confrontations by, especially, the two “gadflies,” his term, that are often cited in this newspaper is spot on. Like the other Lawrencians with whom I have discussed this issue, I am appalled that it is ongoing. Allowing it to continue is a disservice to our public officials and an affront to public discourse. Civility is a tenet of democracy, and without it public discourse can become an irritant, rather like flies at a picnic. It’s time to put a stop to such uncivil participation.

Norm Cluff,

Lawrence