TELLING DRUG-WAR TRUTH

I appreciated the Chronicle's excellent Dec. 15 article about the "drug
war" ("War on drugs nets small-time offenders / District attorney hears
from black leaders / More than 75 percent of cases involve tiny amounts").
I have written many times with my concerns about these practises that have
run amok, so it was wonderful to read your bold words saying many of the
same things. Please accept my heartiest congratulations for your recording
of the truth.

Dean Becker

Houston