LettersPage 2 of 2 -- In other words, the liberal wants to use the draft to manipulate public opinion so that more people agree with her on the issues she considers important. The fact that she would inundate the military with unwilling soldiers and effectively enslave people for two or more years is an unimportant detail.
In a free country, it is not for the government to teach values to the people. Rather, the people set the values for the government. Using the draft to change people's values and opinions is worthy of a dictatorship, not a democracy. ROBERT E. ALEXANDER, Bedford
Goodbye, Norma JeanI enjoyed the article on Jim Dougherty ("Marilyn's Man," July 25). I know him well, and in fact wrote the book for him (To Norma Jeane With Love, Jimmie) that began all this movie business. Who knew that tiny book would be such a huge film? We're thrilled, of course. His story gets so screwed up and so mingled with the Marilyn Monroe lore that it just comes out wrong. Michael McCord's article makes Dougherty look good, and it relates his story the way he told it. Thank you for a great article about a dear old man who still worships his beloved Norma Jeane. LC VAN SAVAGE, Brunswick, Maine
Picture PerfectDominic Chavez's photograph "Of Sand and Fog" is the triumph of an artistic eye, a skilled hand, and an extraordinary sense of moment ("A Thousand Words," July 25). It's a wonderful composition. Two things about the text concern me, however -- that someone thought it necessary to point out that the photo was taken with a digital camera (in what way is this relevant?) and that the photographer "rarely remembers the settings." Of course, the settings don't really matter, but since you bring up this distracting topic: A detailed record of the settings used is embedded in every shot taken with a digital camera. All the photo editor has to do is read this file. Perhaps it would have been best to write less text, so the artist's work could speak for itself. DAVID MAURAND, South Hamilton
Statuary RecordI could not imagine that anyone might ever need to correct Robert Campbell ("Cityscapes," July 18) on any point, but he is off base about Cyrus E. Dallin, sculptor of the Paul Revere statue. When Dallin created his first attempt for a competition in 1883 (not 1885), he was 21 years old and became one of three finalists -- another was Daniel Chester French. The saga of the eventual installation of the sixth version of his sculpture 57 years later is shown in the Paul Revere Gallery of The Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum in Arlington.
DAVID FORMANEK, Arlington © Copyright 2004 Globe Newspaper Company.
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