In it she took issue with an earlier letter that had complained about classified employees having a better deal than teachers, and urged cutbacks. Without them light bulbs, toilet paper, garbage cans, etc. would go unattended. Possibly a goat or two to keep the lawns tidy could replace these workers. We do, every day. Each month, the Times opinion page staff honors the writer of an unusually effective letter that has appeared in the Readers' Forum.
Winners receive a pen.