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Dear Editor,
    I write as a concerned community member, urging our local paper to cover the unfolding tragedy in Gaza with fairness and balance. Media bias when reporting on Palestine is a grave concern. Mainstream outlets have failed to acknowledge horrific experiences lived by many within Palestinian communities, who have been calling for an end to the violence against their people (many of whom are relatives).
    American outlets are providing one-sided perspectives, ignoring critical context like the apartheid designation from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty. This crisis is a continuation of the Nakba of 1948, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, including children, were expelled or massacred.
    Arab and Muslim students also feel unsafe in the United States. Families are dealing with trauma, particularly Palestinians. I condemn all violence and stress the urgency of addressing the disproportionate aggression facing Gazans, who have nothing as a result of Israel’s illegal occupation.
    The Gaza Strip is often termed the world's largest open-air prison, with 2.3 million people trapped, including 1 million children, deprived of basic necessities due to indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes. We must demand an immediate ceasefire and a humanitarian corridor to provide medical aid and relief. Addressing root causes of this issue and ending the occupation and apartheid are vital.
    The call for peace knows no borders or boundaries. Every life is precious.

Dear Editor,
    To follow-up on the important issue about Cap Metro's pickup bus proposed elimination of their Exposition route in West Austin, they have now confirmed that it is under serious review. They are asking for public input on the matter, but there is a deadline of November 17, 2023. So, please pass the word to give people who live in that area an opportunity to protest that action. Thank you. publicinput.com/pickupexpo

Dear Editor,
    As journalists you should be utterly embarrassed and deeply ashamed for using the words "moderated" and "free speech" in the same sentence. [“How to Suck as Much as Count Muskula,” News, Oct. 27] If it's not free speech for everyone, including Nazis and racists, it is by definition not free speech. And if you don't know this blatantly obvious, journalism 101 fact, you should pack your bags, shut down the Chronicle, and banish yourself to an island where you can do less harm to First Amendment rights than that ignorant, fascist mindset does. Shame on you. "Content moderation" = censorship, pure and simple.
    You don't have to agree with what other people say. But short of incitements to violence, you have to honor their right to say it.