The Newsroom

Blame me. As one commenter noted, the blog chatter on our site has slowed considerably since i posted my "new rules" last week.

So be it. In fact, as another commenter noted, it seemed the same seven posters were dominating our blogs and driving others away.

The point is this: We're going to do our best to promote a civil, constructive discussion on topics of the day, and keep it from falling into personal-attack mode. Hopefully, in time, this will encourage the community at large to participate.

In the meantime, I'm going to continue using this space to discuss the inner workings of the newspaper and answer questions from our readers. Hope you find it meaningful.