Last political letters to run on Friday

With the 2002 campaign drawing to a close, the deadline for political letters for the Open Forum was 5 p.m. today.

Friday is the last day, until after the election, the political letters will be published so that no last-minute allegations may be leveled.

Another reminder: The limit for endorsement letters is 50 words. Many letters have exceeded that limit. They are being destroyed without notifying the senders since there have been constant reminders in these pages that it is this newspaper's longstanding policy to limit endorsement letters to 50 words.