Searching for Bobby Kennedy.

After reading "Legal Eagle: Bobby Kennedy, Jr. Fights for the Environment--and for His Kids' Future" (cover story, November/December 2003), I concluded that Kennedy is doing an excellent job fighting for the environment. This country needs more people willing to stick up for the planet's survival.

Our kids should learn more about Kennedy's work. I totally agree with him when he says, "Our big problem is getting the message out." People blindly trust George W. Bush because they follow the issues only superficially, and because they're not used to criticizing national leaders. But as Kennedy points out, what Bush is asking the American people to do is hurting them, rather than helping them.

Kaitlyn Bendik, Shavertown, PA

I enjoyed the article on environmental activist Bobby Kennedy, Jr. I had always wanted to know more about the man. With all the good he is doing for the environment, I am sorry to see that he is only a good man, not a great one. The article points out that he enjoys the outdoors by going fishing. A true environmentalist would not destroy a creature he is trying to protect. I don't know what Kennedy does with the fish he catches, but studies show catch and release is cruel and most fish die from their injuries. Or maybe he eats them, but in my book real environmentalists don't eat animals.

I also don't believe real environmentalists overpopulate the planet with four of their own children when there are so many kids waiting for adoption. Being an environmentalist does involve protecting the planet from the heavy-handedness of corporate giants, but it also involves how we choose to live our own lives, from determining the size of our families to the foods we consume.

Ginny Johnson, Eugene, OR