George replies: Hank — in my defense, I did not “belittle” the Chamber’s efforts — I merely opined that the Harbor, where the Chamber used to hold their events, is a better location. If you review the Wave’s publicity before and our report afterward of the Gazebo Party, you would see that it was 100 percent supportive. For that matter, we’re running a public service display ad right now for Saturday’s Chamber party. And please, I never blamed the Chamber for canceling due to weather! Also, why must the Wave choose between reporting news and expressing opinion? We are doing both, and news and opinion are clearly differentiated. And finally, I wasn’t promoting the Shanty — I was suggesting that holding a harbor party would certainly not hurt their business. It hadn’t occurred to me that the Shanty might hurt vendors’ business. Is that why the Chamber has moved from the harbor? Please don’t execute the messenger (The Wave) for publishing my little opinion column. As clearly expressed at the bottom of the column, the opinion is mine and mine alone.