SUNDAY NEWS

In a letter concerning the change of assignments of Daphna Ben-Chaim at the Lancaster Country Day School, the writer opines: "I find it incredibly disconcerting that there were so many anonymous opinions for this article...Anonymity lacks credibility."

WATCHDOG: We would agree that critics should be willing to be named in major metropolitan areas such as New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. But publicly speaking out in relatively tight knit Lancaster can be detrimental to someone's career, community activities and social network.

So here, we need to rely on the reporter and editor to judge whether views received when preparing an article are cogent or without substance, and to properly discern what is to be included.

At NewsLanc.com, greater latitude for anonymously "mouthing off" is provided in Letters to the Editors.