SIR- I am pleased that you had taken on the topic of the death penalty - as it was argued by the highest court in the land this past week. In the accompanying photo (of a bed with straps) you had printed beneath “It’s not unusual.”

I was a bit taken aback by that tag line, as your article so rightly reminds us that only in America and partly in Japan do developed countries practice this barbaric method for reducing crime and seeing “justice served”. That puts us in the less than third percentile of developed countries that find this acceptable. Despite the context relating to the method of injections, I ask that you look more carefully at the words you select to accompany your photos, as so many of the voters in this country read nothing more than the bold text and images.

SIR - Thank you for your accurate portrayal of John McCain’s tax cutting dreams for our wealthier brothers and sisters. I think you have nailed one of the biggest concerns Democrats have with the prospect of having him in the White House.

I also think that you identified his most recently flawed idea of giving a tax break on the very thing we should be working to eliminate - petrol. I wish we could get him and the others in his party to recognize that we have three very large hurdles to overcome in the coming years: 1) national credit card debt we must pay for, 2) a technological and scientific endeavor to take on much greater than landing on the moon, and 3) a public relations nightmare crossing the globe. These all will cost a great deal of money and a morally acceptable sacrifice by all. Seems like the Republicans once again have plans to cut taxes while