For 30 years of my life, I proudly served as a reporter, including nearly 11 for this publication. Despite having strong opinions on so many issues, it was critical to me that those personal beliefs did not bleed into my coverage. That meant talking to people whose views were diametrically opposed to my own and treating them with the respect they deserved. It meant not putting my thoughts on politics on my personal social media for fear I’d lose my objectivity in the eyes of those I covered and my readers. Since retiring from reporting nearly five years ago, it...