Did your article about MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blake's guests in the city's skybox really warrant placement above the fold on the front page ("Mayor invites family, donors, allies to M&T box," Feb. 9)? So what if the mayor invited business leaders, family and friends?

This has always been done at every level of government. When former Gov. Marvin Mandel was criticized once for rewarding his friends, he responded: "Who am I supposed to reward, my enemies?"

The mayor is doing a superior job under extremely difficult circumstances. Write about her achievements, not this nonsense.

George C. Voxakis, Towson