Ever since The Coastal Star was first published, I have found it an excellent local newspaper that I have always looked forward to reading. The publication has consistently covered southern coastal Palm Beach County news extremely well, with many interesting articles. Besides that, reading The Coastal Star has always provided a refreshing break from the national media which, on both sides of the political spectrum, reports news with a very biased slant.
Sadly, beginning with your article on Canadian visitors and then continuing with your stories on Florida property taxes and ICE, The Coastal Star is joining the mainstream media in not just covering the news, but in reporting in a decidedly biased way.
The aforementioned stories are certainly pertinent to your readers, but your writing was clearly slanted towards the liberal view.
Our local community paper should not be a political paper, but if you are going to list political opinions you should give both sides equal coverage. I have spoken to many conservative friends and neighbors that feel the same way about your recent reporting. My wife, Linda, and I prefer the old Coastal Star that reported the news in our community without a partisan slant.
— Joe Carballosa, Delray Beach
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