MEXICO'S DEATH VALLEY

Readers of your report on Mexico's drug cartels (World, Dec. 13) might
believe that those who live along the U.S.-Mexico border lead lives
totally dominated by the drug business. Silly me, I thought I was
among hundreds of thousands of people in El Paso and Juarez who work
every day at responsible jobs, earn honest dollars, come home to
drug-free families, volunteer in the community, give to charity and
aren't involved in criminal activity.

Kathy Anderson
El Paso, Texas