My original intention was to write a response to Pastor Joe’s political views expressed in his December 28th religious article, but by the time I received that issue, Jeff Olsen had already embedded a response in his weekly column. He respectfully disagreed with Pastor Joe’s views without any kind of character assassination ….in my view, it was a job well-done.

Instead of responding to a specific article in your paper, what I would like to do is write a long overdue tribute to Jeff, someone I’ve admired for both his journalistic talents and his political views over the many yea...