It's surprising and alarming that only 5 weeks after you print an opinion letter that stated you are overly focused on marijuana use, yesterday you have a full banner headline "State releases rules on recreational pot." Under that is a photo of attendees at the Dillon amphitheater at a recent concert with the headline "COMFORTABLY NUMB." This not-so-clever journalistic artifice is a disservice to our county and likely not consistent with your own journalistic values. The previous letter you published from Bainbridge stated he was concerned about your front-page attention to marijuana use in a letter he entitled "Pot shots": he believes that front page attention to this issue is not in our county's best interest. [continues 291 words]