TAKING ON HEROIN

Being greeted by a large front-page photo of a man squatting on a
toilet while he injects heroin into his hand was such a wonderful way
to begin Valentine's Day -- NOT!

What is The Times thinking -- that it's so raw and edgy that it will
capture that elusive youth demographic away from newer media outlets
by featuring stories this way?

Good luck! All you are doing is alienating the faithful older readers
who cringe at having the ugliest of images forced on them first thing
in the morning.

Suzanne Lake

Pasadena