We get a lot of pointless barking from people we cover. Ella almost never barked. She communicated with no rancor. Is there a lesson in that for better political discourse?
A midsummer 2023 photo of Ella, a golden retriever who communicated with no barking.Letter from the Editor is a column about the newsroom, not my personal life, but I’ve experienced an unavoidable intersection of the personal and business sides this week that I’m using here to raise questions about how we do our job.
Despite knowing that Ella’s was a life well lived, her loss broke me. Losing such a source of ceaseless joy and unconditional love left me with an emptiness that’s hard to bear. One way to cope is to find lessons in the pain, which is a long way of saying I spent a lot of time this week thinking about our dog while I was trying to work.
The thing that gets me about her is her only priority was to be with me and my wife, whatever we were doing and wherever we were doing it. She usually laid herself down in contact with one of our legs or feet, and she was in heaven when we scratched her head or gave her belly rubs, which we did often. I remain amazed that creatures like Ella walk among us, beings who don’t seem to know rancor and whose joy comes from being near those they love.
Speeches have become binary. You can boil them down to “Elect me, because I alone can save you, but if you don’t, our nation/state/city will end.” This is not just about looking outward. I’ve been guilty of using unreasonable hyperbole myself. And, unlike Ella, I do get annoyed, and I sometimes bite in what I say or write. I know I have to do better, and so, too, must our newsroom. We can help foster healthy conversations by publishing thorough discussions of issues and thoughtful opinion, absent the barking.
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