Letters: Jan. 27, 2003

Persons of the Year

In a time when Big Business and government agencies worship at the altar of money and power, these women give us a reason to hope. JOAN C. BORGATTI Natick, Mass.

The selection of three courageous women--Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom, Coleen Rowley of the FBI and Sherron Watkins of Enron--as Persons of the Year was inspiring [Dec. 30--Jan. 6]. Each exemplifies "good work"--work that is excellent in quality and socially responsible. Their stories reveal that each had a strong sense of mission as well as one or more role models who sought to do the right thing. Most...

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