Lurie column- so long, farewell, amen

Friends,

 

David Fong, the new editor of the Troy Daily News, has evidently decided my brand of commentary is not what he has in mind for the paper going forward.

 

Out of the blue, I received the following e-mail today....

 

We wanted to thank you for writing your weekly column for the Troy DailyNews the past few years.

At this point, however, we have decided to go in a new direction and have one of our full-time employees fill your column spot on Wednesdays. We are attempting to move toward filling more of our weekly columnist spots with in-house writers.

Again, though, we thank you for being a member of the TDN team these past few years and wish for your continued success in the future.

Best of luck,
David Fong and Kim Kiehl

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Last week, the paper disbanded the outside editorial board, so the frequent editorials I drafted and sought consensus and opinion on, will also be a history.  

 

I'm sure that both decisions have nothing to do with my researched opinions, attempts at thought provoking topics of interest, the importance of the upcoming elections, or the fact that the previous editor stood by my often "Blue" columns in a "Red" owned paper.

 

Although I suspect you may see more columns focusing on burning topics of interest like Mom's cooking, potty training baby girls,  and OSU religion in the opinion pages.

 

Anyway,

I hope you have enjoyed my writing and treatises occasionally.

 

If you agree, or (hopefully) disagree with the new editors' call,

I urge you to make your voices known by sending a letter to the editor

editorial@tdnpublishing.com  anonymous letters don't count.

 

Leib