Letters

--S.C. Smrdel

Woodland Hills

EAR TO THE WALLS

DEAR EDITOR:

Re: Jim Crogan's "Walls of Silence" [September 10­16]. Excellent article. We must continue to fight for exposure, and for freedom of the press, including the truth of what happens in prison, to prisoners. I hope the press will continue to report on this and related issues in an open, honest, unbiased manner. Keeping the press out of prison does not diminish the rampant atrocities that occur behind those walls, and it does not provide the truth to the general public: that we ourselves are becoming savage in our thirst for vengeance. Society wants blood and does not care if the innocent go down, too. In prison or out, our rights are slowly being taken from us. A false sense of security is not worth this loss.

--Lisa Banuelos

Colton, California

DEGREES OF SEPARATION

DEAR EDITOR:

I refer to the cover story entitled "Cracked" [September 3­8]. You quoted me as being the "chair of the Structural Engineers Association of California." This is incorrect. My correct title, as explained to Mr. Brouwer, is "acting co-chair of the Steel Adhoc Committee of the Structural Engineers Association of California."

--Peter J. Maranian

Los Angeles

PERILS OF PSEUDONYMITY

DEAR EDITOR:

Re: "Daddy's Girl" [Weekly Literary Supplement, August 27­September 2]. When I write a Jerry Stahl story I get called a caveman and worse, but when Jerry Stahl writes a Jerry Stahl story he gets sex and drugs and rock & roll. What's up with that?

--Peter Moss

Signal Hill

UPLIFTED

DEAR EDITOR:

Re: Michael Simmons' "Baca Goes Green" [September 3­8]. Wow, what an uplifting article. Other politicians take note: We can handle the truth.

--Dave Barbush

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

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