To the editor:
I was appalled to see the reference to Missouri's Wesley Stokes as "brillo-haired" in the Sunday, March 4 commentary by Bill Mayer. Whether intended or not, the comment is racially incentive and embarrassing.
Lynette Petty,
Lawrence
Archive for Wednesday, March 14, 2001
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