Jolly old myth
In a recent column in Quill, I wrote that we shouldn't omit the name of someone portraying Santa Claus, if it's part of the story. I received a pointed response from an angry reader who told me I must have had unresolved issues about Santa Claus as a child. (A decent accusation if you don't know me, but not true.)
Today, I saw this Chicago Tribune column (http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/12/my-santa-claus.html) on two parents with different views on what truth children should be told about Santa.
My point wasn't what parents should tell children - that's up to them - but that newspapers shouldn't intentionally play along with legends and myths.