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Readers Respond: Letters to the Editor

The Mail

Portrait of Alfre Woodard from the June/July issue of the magazine. She’s wearing a long necklace and a bottle green dress with bell sleeves

Our June/July issue featured Alfre Woodard.

PASSION AND SPARK

What a delight to see Alfre Woodard on the cover. I will never forget the moment I fell for her: 1992, watching Passion Fish when she delivered the line “It’s none of my business what you put in your mouth, Ms. Culhane.” I’ve been a fan ever since.

SAM SANZONE

  Concord, New Hampshire

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

I loved seeing Alfre on the cover of the magazine, enjoyed reading about Ziggy Marley on “The A List” and hearing from Edward James Olmos in “What I Know Now.” And the “14 Older Americans Who Made an Impact” was powerful and reminded us that diversity matters—every single person who lives in the United States has contributed in many ways. I look forward to more news from AARP that celebrates and recognizes diversity. Together we are stronger.

STEPHANIE CLARK

Holyoke, Massachusetts

WE HEART HUMOR

I want to let you know that “A Heart-to-Heart Talk With Your Ticker” was great. I loved the perspective and the humor despite the seriousness of the message.

YOLANDA REDD

Randallstown, Maryland

I am not British, but I think the only way to describe the talk with your ticker feature is “bloody entertaining,” and wonderfully informative to boot.

MATT WEBB MITOVICH

Waldwick, New Jersey

HOT TAKE

Thanks for bringing the severity of heat waves to our attention [“Heat: The Silent Danger”]. I think it is as important to take long-term action toward reducing greenhouse gases as it is to take steps day to day.

RICH KRAMER

Berlin, Massachusetts

PARENTAL GUIDANCE

“You’re Breaking My Heart, Kid!” offered good advice about how to respond to an adult child’s unkind breakup, in this case via text message. The author should not be ashamed to give her honest opinion about the behavior, even if her daughter responded by pulling away. Whether our kids are small or big, modeling good behavior never gets old.

ABIGAIL PICKUS

Evanston, Illinois

DIGITAL DISPLAYS

I recently began archiving family photos. After reading “What Survives Us Online,” my advice is to print, frame and display your best digital photos. Framing a travel photo can really make your house more like a home.

MICHAEL AARON GALLAGHER

Syracuse, New York

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