No respect for Clark

Doug Clark’s article on April 17 is full of opinions based on a vendetta he has had with Rocky Treppiedi for years. The venomous tone is quite obvious. The metaphors used give more insight into Clark’s character than Rocky’s. Clark needs to read Paul Turner’s article in the same paper that “good guys and gals in TV Westerns conducted clinics in how to behave with courage, modesty, and compassion.”

Rocky has those Matt Dillon qualities that Clark obviously does not seem to have. Clark needs a Western clinic in how to behave in our newspaper. His vile tone makes one not want to give credence to anything he writes. After this article, we have no respect for anything Clark has to say.

We buy the newspaper to read facts and opinions based on fact, not the vendetta-type of journalism that Clark focuses on. (Anyone wonder why subscriptions are down?) His choice of metaphors meant as an insult toward Rocky, actually insults Clark himself. At least, Rocky (stubborn or tenacious?) has the respect of those people who actually know him!

John and Mary Pegg

Spokane