The Buck Stops
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The Buck Stops
That was the best article Charles P. Pierce ever wrote ("Torn Up," October 19). Using Suffolk Downs as an allegory for Wall Street made everything easy to understand. It should be required reading for the hotshots at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, et al.
John W. Marshall
Essex
Wow, that was poetry.
Lucille Wilson
Waltham
Keeping the Faith
Of course Robert Reynolds, the new CEO of Putnam Investments, isn't as worried about the financial crisis as the rest of us (First Person, October 19). He is first and foremost a salesman. It would be against his and his company's interests to have a pessimistic view of the future.
Patrick F. O'Malley
Milton
Accident and Aftermath
My heartfelt empathy and sympathy go out to the Giard family for their incredible experience ("What Happened on Seaverns Avenue?" October 19). For bloggers to imagine the family had the time, let alone the strength, to respond to their myopic commentary is indicative of how far out of whack our society has become. Why weren't bloggers organizing community drives and prayer vigils for the family? And how can it be that Ford actually manufactures a vehicle that has forward blind spots, and why is the city purchasing such vehicles?
Catherine Rooney
Ashland
I'm glad that Tara Giard's story was told, in part because it let the JP Moms online community become aware of her feelings. I find it unethical that juniperdev's comment was edited to make it look as if she was referring to the accident, when she stated in her post she was not. I also find it unacceptable that the Globe Magazine chose to quote posters on the private JPMoms forum without their consent.
Elisa Derby
Jamaica Plain
Real-Size Fashion
I read Alexandra Hall's essay (Perspective, October 19) after I had been shopping for a few hours with nothing to show for it. I am dying to invest in a new wardrobe -- I just don't think designers appreciate that I am not size 0 and don't wear 6-inch platform shoes to work.
Jennifer Rossum
Westwood
As someone with a 9-month-old baby, I am wrestling with a body I sometimes struggle to recognize, let alone dress fashionably. In the first few paragraphs of the essay, I was drawn in, only to be backstabbed by the author. Pointing out that at her highest maternity weight she was a size 6 only stands to condescend to the average woman.
Bethany Muhlebach
North Attleborough
