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Tax-evasion charge a nice change from doping allegations
Editor:
When I read the headline of last Saturday’s EuroFile, "’Cipo’ under investigation," I thought, "Can the cycling authorities be going after Super Mario for doping? Hasn’t he been retired for two years? Why don’t they just focus on active riders?"

And then I saw it was only for tax evasion. Good news, for those who are tired of all the doping stories.

Bob Indig
Redwood City, California

What’s he beefing about?
Editor:
Here we go again — the poor city boy (assumed), who must be a meat-hating vegetarian (assumed), getting picked on because he bad-mouthed beef (see Monday’s Mailbag: "Burger bashing").

First off, I thought Scott Gordon was joking, or at least half kidding in his letter. Second, steroid use in raising beef livestock is common (see the Science News Online article "Hormones: Here's the Beef").

Bruce MacKinnon
Millerton, New York

Something else to chew on
Editor:
If you truly believe that "much of the beef consumed today" is steroid/hormone free, please read "Fast Food Nation," by Eric Schlosser. And consider that many countries absolutely refuse to import any American beef, largely due to hormones, steroids and GMO issues.

Though unpleasant, "vegetarian propaganda" is, in this case, correct.

Mark Love
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

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