Noblesse Oblige
(July 15, 2010) Editor:
Heidi Walters’ article titled “Lords and Ladies” (July 8), about the International Dendrology Society (IDS) meeting to honor Fred M. van Eck, focuses on the class and wealth of the attendees, but misses the point.
The article failed to note that the IDS members could be doing other things with their time and money, but instead they chose to spend two weeks on a bus visiting the Northwest’s forests. This is a testament to their passion about trees and forestry.
Debby Harrison, Fieldbrook
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44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
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Comment / By did we read the same article? / July 16, 6:07 p.m.
focused on their class and wealth? Missed the point about their passion for the woods? aru?