Columns, Opinions
Proposed newsprint tariff could be devastating for local newspapers
By Randy Keck
In 1787 Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to Edward Carrington, whom he had sent as a delegate to the Continental Congress. In the letter, Jefferson stressed the importance of a free press, specifically newspapers.
Jefferson understood that one of the most important checks on government power was a well-informed electorate.
“The people are the only censors of their governors: and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution. To punish these...