Over the last five to ten years high school newspapers have broadened their freedom of expression. Prior to this, anything that was not directly concerning the school was not allowed to be printed during this time. The administration had a forceful voice in the leeway of the paper's ideals.

Today the Westerner has practically no administrative hold over it. We operate within journalistic style but not to the extreme as do local or metropolitan papers. We must be open to all readers and not just to what certain people want to hear. So what we print does not necessarily pertain to our viewpoints.

We invite everyone to submit ideas, features, or letters to the editor. Or if you wish to write the stories in the news, the journalism class would be glad to have another member.

The Westerner, like all newspapers, always has the last word in any matter. We have the right to delete and edit anything that is submitted for publication. We also have the right to not print anything which we feel obviously obstructs what a paper stands for. This is the usual procedure followed by every newspaper and magazine.

Articles that are printed which we feel express a personal feeling are always by‑lined. Sometimes the reader may read too much into an article and come up with an argument that the author never intended.

We welcome any material submitted to us (room R‑210), and we hope you remember a few of these points and also that we are limited to space, so keep your articles to a minimum.

We hope we will never have to give up our freedom and go back in time 10 years.