The Albuquerque Journal is blatantly conservative, but it used to have the virtue of being honest about itself. Then, just like the liberal N.Y. Times printing conservative writers, this paper decided it would demonstrate its liberalism by employing a woman as editor-in-chief. OK, so far, but she in turn employed mostly women throughout the editorial and writer staffs. Now I know it's not the right thing to say, but now the paper has gone from rabid conservatism to a supermarket checkout-counter RAG.

To my way of thinking, what would make for a truly fine newspaper would be thoughtfulness. To my way of thinking, thoughtfulness leads to good writing and I like that. I think the UNcertainty in all human intellectual pursuits comports nicely with my enjoyment of good writing. As long as we don't really know anything for certain, we may as well express ourselves well.