This week, and for the next few weeks, the opinion section of the HT will be pretty full of — wait for it — opinions.
Giving our readers a space to share their personal views is one way we record the “first draft of history” for our community. The people who take the time to write and submit an opinion piece care passionately about their subject and do their due diligence to provide evidence…
Polite discourse and sharing of “opinions” is vital to personal growth because of the information opposite sides of an issue may have. Simply because someone who by their experiences and knowledge disagrees does not make either party a crank, crackpot, fool or deplorable racist. It simply means they believe differently based on their experiences and influences. To refuse to even listen and worse still denigrate or disparage does a disservice to both parties involved.