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Originally Posted by dantonac
I am a fan of LTEs, or letters to the edittor of newspapers.
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When I was 13 I wrote a letter to the editor of the Ann Arbor News to express outrage at the students being branded as "troubled youths" in an article about the school for juvenile delinquents I was enrolled in. Ironically my objection was not to the other students being so branded - I actually agreed with that assessment of them - but with the fact that by implication, they were talking about
me.
The blurb was published and the teachers at the school hung it on the wall to showcase my defense of the place. Although I do think it was a good thing to give a voice to some kids who wouldn't otherwise have one, I feel ashamed in retrospect knowing that I was just being a little sanctimonious prick.