To the editor:
I have written this letter well over a half dozen times, I've agonized for just the right tone and wordage. This is my best and final attempt to convey to you the readers, what actions I took regarding the Friday January 22nd edition of "The Berlin Daily Sun" and of its placement on the front page of yet another gay marriage. I objected so strenuously to the prominence the editorial staff gave to this article and to all the space they gave to it, that I ...
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