This is big "thank you" to Froma Harrop ["Honor the man, but reject the 'dynasty'," Aug. 28] and Paul Greenberg ["Beyond what he was in a (flawed) life," Aug. 31].
It was refreshing to read their op-eds about Sen. Ted Kennedy, which touched on the truth for a change.
Readers might wish to bone up on books such as "Senatorial Privilege" by Leo Damore, "Living with the Kennedys: The Joan Kennedy Story" by Marcia Chellis, or "Shattered Faith" by Sheila Rauch Kennedy.
Yes, those of us who were born and brought up in Massachusetts do have these on our bookshelves, along with the Bible, and were taught that truth is better than fiction.
Readers should also bone up on the health care plan used in the great state of Massachusetts, or as my friends and relatives up there would say, Taxachusetts.
The seventh and eighth paragraphs of Mr. Greenberg's op-ed were refreshing. For some reason, the news stations never mentioned that truth.
Joanne Wood
Spotsylvania