Readers don’t need brothel news

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 |
I am the mother of three children. One of my sons is interested in our daily newspaper, especially the comics. I was very offended at the “news” report and picture on the hard economic times of prostitutes and brothels.
What are we, the readers, supposed to feel reading about this? Sorry for them? How is this news and why should we care? As you know, this story was printed on the page opposite the comics that my kids look at. The World is not a family newspaper. The paper has been reduced to a tabloid. And what about the Dear Abby type columns that run with countless sexually perverse topics? At least this column is no longer printed next to the comics.
Will anyone else stand up for morality in our community? There is enough junk in media to filter out, why should we have to do this with our local small town newspaper?
Lori Lerwill
Coos Bay
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