July 22, 2007

Dear Editor,

Your report "Roses are Red" shows clearly that international organizations such as Amnesty International based in London, Human Rights Watch based in New York, and Reporters Without Borders based in Paris are watching the issue of Pasadena's Beijing Olympics float quite closely. It shows that Pasadena is an international city that merits world attention just as London, New York and Paris. How the Tournament of Roses Association, Mayor Bill Bogaard, and members of the City Council of Pasadena respond to the Beijing float issue will reverberate across the globe.