Letter to the Editor: Difference between electronic and paper communication exists

Watching a baseball game through a crack in a wooden fence would be far different than watching it from an elevated seat in the bleachers.

The limited view through the fence’s crack can only show certain plays, but would deny seeing the game as a whole.

This shows the difference between electronic communication and words on paper.

The TV picture gives only a brief flash of information and moves to the next flash.

By contrast, the reader can review the printed word by repeated reading and bring his own critical thought into the text.

So, what do we want? The jabber of Twitter or the opportunity for deeper perceptions from the printed page?

The imagination, logic and reason of the individual soar from the printed page.

Constrained and guided by fact, logic and reason, prudent and sober perception and expectation become possible upon thoughtful reflection.