'Chronicle' Part of the Problem

RECEIVED Sat., June 28, 2008

Dear Editor,
    Why on earth would you give top-of-page, large-print prominence to an anonymous blogger who calls Jason Meeker a "boil" (Reader Comment of the Week, June 27)?
    The rest of us were required to submit our real names and contact info for the chance to be published. Why not this guy?
    You've lamented the sorry state of political discourse in this country before; your action here shows that you're part of the problem.
    Regardless of how you feel about Meeker's cause, the fact is that he was willing to dedicate untold hundreds of hours to help his community. The halving in size of the Wal-Mart is due in no small part to his efforts. Many neighborhood residents, including myself, are grateful to him.
    He deserves better than to have you publish this person's vitriol.
Dan Jones
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