Dear friend,                                                       I have just finished reading an article about Janet Reno. She was the first female US Attorney General. She had a very impressive professional and legal career. I am saddened by her death, she died at the age of seventy eight. She had a productive life.

I remember reading about her growing up during the Bush era. She seemed to be a rude person with that whole Elian Gonzales saga. However we must pay our respects every time somebody dies. For that I really feel like she should be honored and I hope people close to her find peace after all of this loss.

I don't really feel sympathetic or empathetic for Janet Reno or anyone who knew her, but I vividly remember many of the issues she dealt with and so she represents a part of my past.  i guess I found this story nostalgic more than anything.  Reno was a very visible Attorney General, more so than most.  That was sometimes for good reasons and sometimes for bad.  I give her credit for admitting that what they did in Waco was wrong, although I'm not sure what the wrong thing to do was.  But she was also corrupt like they all are at that level.  Still, she's an interesting figure in political history.  Very visible.  Didn't hurt that Will Ferrell played her on SNL.

I remember as a child watching Janet Reno in the news. Never really know what s he did back then just knew that she was a big part of the Elian Gonzales case when he was deported back to Cuba. This is crazy and honestly I'm surprised to hear her name again and its unfortunate it has to be under these circumstances.