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Humorous take on sun worship is a lapse in taste

As the parent of a son who passed away 14 years ago, at 41, from melanoma, I see no humor whatsoever in Jennifer Graham’s April 21 op-ed “End the war on sun,” writes Melvyn I. Rubin. I question the taste of your editorial staff. That the sun is our friend is a huge piece of misinformation.

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