Dear editor:

Is it just me, or have the letters to the editor disappeared or been dramatically reduced?

I only occasionally see a letter signed from a NOTL resident now, which is very different from when I first moved here four years ago.

The remaining articles on the opinion pages are from the excellent columnists: Garth Turner, Brian Marshall, Steve McGuinness and various special features from David Israelson and J. Richard Wright.

What has happened to our local residents? They used to have a lot of excellent, often differing, opinions on local matters.

The community was engaged and open to dialogue — do we now have other means of voicing our opinions, or have people stopped getting involved in a public way and if so, why?

Did something happen to stifle their voices?

Is freedom of speech and expression via our local newspaper being eroded in NOTL?

Just wondering what has happened.

Megan Wood
Old Town