Letter: McCarthy makes characteristic exit
Whether you agree or disagree with her on the issues, Mineola's Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has deserved the title "the honorable" ["I'm ready to leave," News, Jan. 9].
From the Colin Ferguson shooting on the Long Island Rail Road in 1993, throughout her congressional career and now during her illness, she has been a profile in courage.
Edward B. "Woody" Ryder IV, Greenlawn