Letters.

Inspired by a young Ford fan Dutch Mandel's stirring column on Fred Diem (July 28) elicited emotions (including tears) plus the strong feeling that I missed something by not knowing him. Kudos to him for his passionate focus on something he loved and kudos to you for bringing it to us in 10 paragraphs.

Tex Guthrie, via e-mail Thank you for sharing the story of Fred Diem. I get tears in my eyes just thinking about it, and I'm a 56-year-old retired cop. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Your column gives us a lot to think about on different levels, and it shows that ...

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