To the editor:
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That dismissal of Dold’s efforts–because he’s my friend, I follow his work–overlooks three points: (1) Bruce Dold has been writing about the disastrous Illinois child welfare system for eight years. (2) In 1986, with Hanke Gratteau and Tim Franklin, Dold co-authored a piercing DCFS series that the Tribune nominated for a Pulitzer. (3) Having read all there is to read about Joseph Wallace as preparation for my magazine’s coverage of the family preservation debate, I’d submit that the editorials reflect a fair amount of original reporting.
John McCormick
David Jackson
But what of Heard’s promise, if any? Heard wouldn’t discuss it; she referred me to her boss, Maury Possley. Possley said the following–and I am quoting from the column Jackson criticizes: “I am unaware of any promises she may have made. What I am aware of is that the information he gave her we already had.”
