Margaret Cook, meticulous and fair letters editor, dies

It takes a particular kind of person to be a great letters editor for a newspaper. Patience, an attention to detail, a commitment to fairness and an enjoyment in talking to readers every day. Margaret Cook, 72, who died earlier this month suddenly and unexpectedly, was the epitome of a great letters editor.

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