The uncomfortable silence
We at The Sun devoted a lot of ink to California's historic opening of marriage to same-sex couples.
So did other area newspapers, and rightly so. It was national news.
But since the transition (which, by the way, went more smoothly than I had expected both here and in Riverside County), the ink has dried.
We at The Sun have not taken an editorial page position on this historic and controversial issue. Nor has The Riverside Press Enterprise.
Both papers have remained silent on the issue. Not sure why.
The LA Times did not. They came out in unequivocal support of same-sex marriage.
Newspapers serve two critical functions. One is providing timely, objective news and analysis (the front page). The other is providing editorial commentary (the opinion page).
Newspapers should be the great repository of debate and ideas in any community. The mere fact that I have this blog and am able to speak frankly to you on this and other issues is a testament to our continued devotion to that role.