Letter of the day: For once, a story of charity and selflessness on the front page

December 28, 2008 at 2:54PM

Considering the stunning greed that has recently been exhibited by the Wall Street CEOs, it is truly heartwarming to read about the anonymous philanthropist who came to the rescue of the Burnsville apartment fire victims. I'm sure I speak for many when I say "thank you" to this unbelievably generous individual. By helping these unfortunate few, you have helped many more of us to recapture our sorely tried belief in basic human goodness. JAN WOLFF, BLOOMINGTON

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