To the Editors:

I have been a subscriber of The New York Times off and on for 50 years; a reader for longer.   Though The Times was editorially leftish, I particularly appreciated its independent journalism.   Sadly, those days have passed and the opinion pages appear on page one and the editorial and op ed. pages literally scream with political favoritism for Mrs. Clinton. As a supporter of Sen. Sanders I wrote, a couple of months ago, regarding an article appearing on page 1 but which I believed belonged on the editorial or op-ed page. The “news” article supported Mrs. Clinton and misrepresented Sen. Sanders’s positions. I was disappointed in the paper and made my feelings known (my letter was not printed).

As a progressive, I cannot support Mr. Trump. Recently, The Times, in both of its news and op ed. pieces has taken to misquoting Mr. Trump, in an apparent effort to favor Mrs. Clinton. I find this offensive. One would hope that a well-informed citizenry could make up its mind as to Mr. Trump’s or Mrs. Clinton’s qualifications without a “push” from what purports to be the newspaper of record.

The Times has reached a new low; it had been my paper of record but is no longer. Perhaps in the days of on line journalism, it can’t afford first-rate reporters or editors (or for that matter, in its on line versions, spell and grammar checkers).

I’m disappointed.

Please cancel my subscription.

Respectfully,

Edmund Polubinski, Jr.

Boston, Massachusetts