EXPERIENCE OUGHT TO CHANGE HIS LIFE

I am not a Rush Limbaugh fan, but I hope he overcomes his addiction to
painkillers. When he comes back to radio, I hope his addiction experience
will have made him more compassionate and empathetic.

When rock singer Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994, I remember Limbaugh
saying Cobain was "a worthless shred of human debris." Limbaugh said he had
no sympathy for someone who commits suicide. Depression is the leading
cause of suicide and countless numbers of people from all walks of life
suffer from it.

I cannot imagine anyone who has been severely depressed ever saying he has
no sympathy for someone who committed suicide. America looks forward to
seeing how Limbaugh's addiction experience changes his life.

PAUL L. WHITELEY SR., Louisville, Ky.