In our Bethlehem Catholic HS graduation story published Aug. 19, the reporter chose to use “G-d” instead of writing out “God.” Some readers have called asking why this was done. Some have accused the Press of being disrespectful. That is simply not true. Some traditions hold that the name of God should not appear anywhere it is likely to be erased or damaged, and it is considered respectful not to spell out the name of God, especially in print media. Check out the Notre Dame graduation story in the same issue. That reporter was comfortable spelling out “God” and that’s how it was published. We simply honored the wishes of our reporters.