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Letters

Good Work
Thank you for the superb article on Jametta Alston [“The Advocate,” June]. How gratifying that she has the courage and commitment to put her career on the line for powerless children. Concerned readers can learn more about how DCYF and Family Court handle cases by visiting the website littlehostages.blogspot.com.
anna grant
Coordinator, Parenting Project
Providence

On a Roll
Paul E. Kandarian’s article on Providence Roller Derby [“Lady Killers,” June] is the best thing I have read. Ever. I’m not just saying that because he refers to my thigh
as “solid,” and not because it made my mother the proudest roller derby mom in history. He really was able to capture our passion for the sport. Rollergirls have a hard time being seen for the athletes we are and not the campy stereotypes associated with the seventies. He took us seriously because we take roller derby seriously.
Lisa Dabrow, A.K.A. Sass E. McNasty
Providence Roller Derby
Cranston

Here’s to Homemade Wine
I just read Ann Hood’s “Drink and Be Merry” [May] and thoroughly enjoyed it. What a delightful piece! I have to tell you, though, about a Rhode Island treasure: the Southside Social Club. This Providence-based wine club has won more than seventy awards making wine the old-fashioned way. They buy and crush their own grapes…and their grappa is beyond compare. You should do a piece on this very special group.
Elle Forte
Providence

Market Watch
I was pleased to see the list of farmers markets in the May issue [“To Market, To Market”] and have clipped it for future reference. But you should also have included the Westerly Farmers Market, jointly sponsored by the Westerly Land Trust and the Shoreline YMCA. It is held on Main Street, just off US 1, on Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m.
David Francis
Westerly Land Trust

Painful Reminder
My heart sank while reading your twentieth-anniversary feature [“We’re 20,” May]. I was only a kid when my uncle “Jay” was murdered by Adam Emery in August of 1990. I cannot even begin to explain how that single act changed my family forever.
I feel compelled to tell you that Jason Bass was much more than a “high school drop out.” He was a hard worker who took care of others above himself. He was a selfless man who literally gave the clothes off his back to help those in need. He was a son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. My family can only hope he is at peace.
Cynthia Bass
Providence

CORRECTIONS: In our June “Top Docs” feature, Dr. Kristen DiMarco’s name and hospital affiliation were listed incorrectly. She is a general practitioner affiliated with Kent Hospital in Warwick. In the June Reporter [“Food for Thought”], Poverello Center Director Elizabeth O’Dea’s name was misspelled.