So there I was, feeling all up-to-date as I read Saturday morning's paper, and then I came to the editorial ("Fear and firepower on the 'frontier,' " Feb. 23) and read, "Modern media are the biggest drivers of fear. They warn relentlessly …"

"They?" Is my beloved Strib not part of the modern media? A lone rational voice in a world of hysteria and hype? Sounds a little paranoid to me …

Jeff Moses, Minneapolis