"Your decision to print an anti-choice ad on the page opposite the letter by Cali Gaston was, at best, in very poor taste. And at worst, it reflects an abuse of power rooted in an unwillingness on your part to uphold the free speech of those who disagree with, for whatever reason, your editorial opposing abortion. Obviously it was a deliberate decision on your part, and it made a mockery of both Ms. Gaston and her right to free speech[.] I think it is fair to say that you never would have printed a pro-choice ad opposite your editorial. One does not have to be either pro-choice or anti-abortion to find your behavior unprofessional.

Given the above, I would like to exercise my right not to receive your paper in the future.

-Ellen Fuller, Earlysville"

(Taken from page 8 of The Observer, August 23, 2000).