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M
y initial concern with
Zachary Comeau's cover
story "Minimizing casu-
alties" was it would ap-
pear too negative about
our president. During our last editorial
team meeting before the magazine went to
press, Comeau said all the local manufac-
turers, business organizations and trade
experts he interviewed were vehemently
against the new federal tariffs on steel and
aluminum imports. at makes sense be-
cause Central Mass. has zero steel makers
and plenty of steel buyers.
I asked Comeau if he could find anyone,
like a business professor or an economist,
who could say Donald Trump's trade poli-
cies might cause some short-term pain but
create long-term benefits. Comeau said
he tried, but the people he interviewed
didn't believe that, saying the policies were
detrimental both short- and long-term.
Personally, I find the way Trump conducts
himself to be shameful, and his policies
are mean-spirited and self-serving; but as
professional journalists, we need to under-
stand both sides and tell our stories fairly.
In February, Comeau wrote a story
about Trump's tax law changes, which was
largely complimentary of the president's
policies. For his tariffs story, Comeau
suggested maybe we include that informa-
tion or opinions from other stories putting
Trump in a better light – like Ayer manu-
facturer AMSC praising his stance toward
China's intellectual property the. But
doing so would have severely altered the
point of this issue's story, about the federal
tariffs impact on local manufacturers. We
can't – and won't, ever – write an aimless,
substandard story for the sole purpose of
saying nice things about Trump.
We write about the local implications of
government policies all the time, wheth-
er or not a controversial person is at the
center: overtime exemptions, marijuana
regulations, the 40B affordable housing
law (see page 12), Obamacare, historic dis-
trict development restrictions. Just because
Trump is the most divisive president of my
lifetime doesn't mean we are going to com-
promise our journalistic integrity in some
lame attempt to appease both sides.
Oh, and in the headline of this column I
Say nice things about Trump
I N T H I S I S S U E
said, "Say nice things about Trump." I really
meant, "Don't." He's the President of the
United States. Regardless of who sits in that
chair, the short- and long-term ramifica-
tions of his or her policies and conduct
need to be scrutinized to the fullest.
- Brad Kane, editor
W
NEWS & ANALYSIS
DEPARTMENTS
4 Central Mass. In Brief
5 Flash Poll
12 Focus on Residential real estate
15 The List: Notable single-family home
sales
16 The List: Wealthiest ZIP codes in Central
Mass.
17 The List: Wealthiest ZIP codes in
Massachusetts
18 Know How
19 Movers & Shakers
20 Photo Finish
21 Opinion
22 Shop Talk: Deb & Dave LeRiche,
Batch Ice Cream
14 Living where you shop
Suburban sites are joining the urbanization
trend, putting homes in retail complexes.
21 Running out of time and energy
Viewpoint columnist Roy Nascimento says
the way Massachusetts sources and uses
its energy need to change.
CORRECTION: An article about Sunovion Pharmaceuticals'
CEO Nohubiko Tamura in the July 9 issue incorrectly stated
Sunovion had 603 employees. The company has 1,700
employees globally.
