Sophie Cocke’s article on gender bias in political races exemplified what is wrong in mainstream media today (“With women losing major races, some question role of gender bias,” Star-Advertiser, Aug. 16).

That article was not news and should not have been placed on the front page of a newspaper. Talk about bias!

People are entitled to their personal opinion, but the article should have been placed on the Views & Voices page, since it contained nothing but personal opinions. For example, to quote a professor of women’s studies, who professed that U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa’s opponent was a “nebbish and ineffectual male politician,” is pure individual opinion (which bordered on sexual bias) and not news.

As a mainstream newspaper, please stick to reporting the news and placing personal opinions where they belong — on the op-ed page.

Rich Greenamyer

Mililani