Letters, May 22, 1995

TERROR IN OKLAHOMA CITY

"For those concerned over the erosion of personal freedoms, forget it. We've already lost the most basic one of all: freedom from fear."

Philip G. Plotica Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Thank you for your in-depth coverage of the bombing in my hometown [COVER, May 1]. But no words or pictures will ever convey the great, hollow sadness that we here will carry with us forever. Even though I understand the need to place blame, the political rhetoric about conservative talk shows and fingers pointed every which way seemed profane, even grotesque when bodies of babies and fellow citizens were...

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