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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DAILY PAPER'S NO-ENDORSEMENT DECISION DECRIED To the Editor: The announcement 10 days ago that the Sara- sota Herald-Tribune would no longer be al- lowed to endorse candidates was a sad one indeed. For nearly 90 years, the newspaper's editorial board — which is walled off from (and largely ignored by) those who cover the news — has interviewed and evaluated can- didates for local office and offered reasoned recommendations. These were especially valuable in down-ballot contests — for judge, state attorney, public defender, tax collector, county commission, charter review board and the like. But it seems obvious this edict was aimed by the Herald-Tribune's new, ultra-conservative owners, a bit higher on the ballot — because they feared some of their 36 newspapers might have the temerity to endorse President Obama