Reply to Letter from Mr. Fred Metzgar of Roaring Spring

Editor's Note: It has long been the Herald’s policy that when a person or a person’s views are criticized in the Herald’s pages, the person who was the subject of the criticism gets a fair chance to respond.

Normally, this response would be published the week after the critical letter. However, the timing of the receipt of Mr. Metzgar’s letter does not allow a week for the response, as the Nov. 3 election will occur before the Herald’s next edition.

The Herald believes that it is important to let Mr. Metzgar speak but also to allow Capt. Wentz to respond, since Capt. Wentz was directly critici...