Dear Editor, We have been watching the Sno-Cem trial over the past year and have once again noted erroneous reporting on your paper's behalf. We feel that a statement in Leslie's article today titled "Court hearing could end hurdles to youth center" leads the public to believe that there are NO bodies buried at the site when in fact there are many bodies still interred there. That point was agreed to between the city and the plaintiffs during trial. The statement Leslie used is "Family members of people who were once buried in the cemetery have fought the city's plans in court." The word "once" implies the deceased have been removed or are gone. Our association is fighting hard to preserve old and abandoned cemeteries within Washington state. This includes cemeteries owned by cities that neglect a cemetery for a very long time and so badly that a judge will remove the bodies and dedication and give the property back to that same city to use for a different purpose -- one which earns money. We feel that erroneous reporting such as yours encourages the desecration of cemeteries and challenges the cherished memories sensitive people have of their ancestors' remains. -------------- Andrea D. MacDonald andimac@oz.net Washington State Cemetery Association http://www.rootsweb.com/~wapsgs/