A letter from me to the GM of a Houston TV station

To many of us, your station has completely embarrassed itself with this article:

http://www.newschannel5.tv/2005/9/1/4255/Taking-refuge-in-the-Astrodome

The kids who got that bus are heroes. They should be praised as heroes, not criticized.

What if it was a 40-year-old White church leader?

Racism and classism are ugly things.

Breakdowns in reporting are editing, especially at a time like this, are very bad things.

Bill Toscano
Peabody, Mass.