Skid Row Lawyer

Re Nancy Mintie, the inner-city lawyer who works against slumlords, Nov. 5: It is the believers, like Mintie, who devote themselves to bettering the lives of others. These are the people our children should read about. Their pictures should grace the covers of papers more often. They are the unthanked warriors, the forgotten heroes who move life one step closer to heaven.

LESLIE PARRILLA

Los Angeles