I think that you're right in our needing to remember that the on-line version is not the same as the newspaper.  I wish that the editors did more editing on the site, but perhaps, that's unreasonable to expect.
I know that I don't read the articles by some people.
I go on this site mostly to read the comments of others and to have conversations.  :-)
And if the piece resounded with you, that's good.  :-)