to the editor

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Dear Editor:

I think your most recent “From the Publisher” column (“Dear Grandson”) is spot-on. Besides saying how overjoyed you are about the birth of your new grandson, you explained life's travels in such a beautiful and very meaningful way. Yes, it is NOT easy!

Barbara Sherr Baltimore

Dear Editor:

In response to your November cover story, “Pickleball craze picks up speed,” I want to point out that there are 60 people playing pickleball at the Randallstown Rec Center. In fact, more courts are to be added to accommodate players anxious to learn how to play pickleball.

Clorie Tildon Baltimore