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Mr. Flatland, I am reluctantly enclosing a renewal for the Topic. As a long time subscriber I do have to note a concern that may or may not resonate with you. It has to do with subjective print and reporting. Increasingly, let me suggest, the Timber Lake Topic has included content, without by-lines or authorship noted, that are filled with subjective content. Knowing several weekly editors in South Dakota, I recognize that it takes a lot of content to fill the pages each week. Flatly printing releases that are cooked from community organizations and feel good activities is one thing and is always, in my opinion acceptable. We, the public, may also be getting used to newspapers plugging in canned press releases from the train load of mailings Capital state departments produce daily (read Marty Jackley). But, especially in an election year, I would urge caution on filling pages with subjective stories that include obvious national political campaign intent.