Letter to the editor, the Hartford Courant, November 25, 1999. Twelve Texas A&M students were killed when the bonfire tower they were building collapsed.

In all the coverage of the terrible bonfire tragedy in Texas, few people have mentioned the other tragedy [news story, Nov. 21, "Funerals Begin In A&M Bonfire Tragedy"].

I look at all those trees that were cut down just to be burned and I'm horrified. What about the waste of our natural resources?

And this has been going on how many years?

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