Every Picture Tells a Story--but Not a Pretty One

What an unkind thing you have done, running the photographs of your columnists. Now the readers can take a dislike to their likenesses along with what they write about. It is quite easy to do both.

J.J. RUBINI, Venice

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With the addition of his photo to his column, I finally know what my favorite sportswriter, Mike Downey, looks like. And even though he resembles The Great Gildersleeve at the Umpires’ School, I still think he is the funniest and most gutsy sportswriter around. He guesses wrong now and then, but at least he’s opinionated. Come to think, the picture makes him even funnier.

JOE STEVENS, Cambria

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I don’t know which is worse: having to look at a picture of Bill Plaschke’s face, or having to read the extra words he’d write if that space were available.

RICK WALLACE, Malibu