I beg to differ with Woody Williams, who wrote disparagingly of your gardening columnist, Lynne Irons, who, in his opinion, has the effrontery to include her political feelings in her column.

For one thing, her political opinions are hardly “radical.” I’d say, rather, that it is Mr. Williams who is “spewing political hate.”

It’s a sad commentary on the current state of our country when differences of opinion lead one person to call the other’s opinion “totally whacked out.”

Why Mr. Williams even takes Ms. Irons so seriously is a bit beyond my understanding. Her column is both informative about gardening as well as whimsical, entertaining, and a mite eccentric, obviously not to be viewed as an op-ed. She’s been writing her column for a long time; I imagine she has many fans (including me). Evidently the powers that be at the Gazette countenance her self-expression, or they would have censored her before this.

Steve Auerbach
Oak Bluffs