Letters from the issue of Thursday, February 28, 2008

The claim that there was an article that instructed students on "how to build a bong" is false. There was an article on smoking tobacco from hookahs; however, the article was intended as an informative news article that demonstrated the cultural background and the potentially harmful effects of tobacco hookahs.

The manner in which the actual censorship took place, as well as the reaction of the school after the publication of the New Times article, was inappropriate. Students with something to say [acting under the First Amendment] will not be silenced, as demonstrated by the attention that this controversy has brought.
Papoose staff, Globe

INNOCENT FLOWERS

You're off the hook, Tom: I read your articles concerning Robert Orloff ("If the Shoe Don't Fit . . . You Must Acquit," and "Bombshell," both by Paul Rubin) and noticed that Fiesta Flowers was mentioned many times. Our Fiesta Flowers at 744 West Elliot Road has absolutely nothing to do with the shop that operated in the mid-1980s at another location.
Tom Smith, manager, Tempe