It is a rather bowdlerized version of my letter.  It deletes my demand for an apology, deletes the Joseph Welch quote, and although it retains my affiliation as chair of No on 77, it deletes my identification as a UCLA Law School professor.  And just to be safe, it is buried near the end of the letters column, in the midst of three pro-77 letters.
 
      The Fresno Bee, a sister newspaper, published the same editorial on Thursday, AFTER the company had received my letter on Wednesday informing them that the premise of the accusation against Judge Wapner was false.
 
       This is a pretty good sampling of the fairness that the pro-reform, good government press is displaying in this debate.
 
 
          Best,
 
          Daniel Lowenstein
          UCLA Law School
          405 Hilgard
          Los Angeles, California 90095-1476
          310-825-5148

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