Pondering Pensions [Re Off Message: "Pension Task Force Bill Advances Despite Unions' Objections," April 14]: I hope the committee looks around to the benefits and reductions our neighboring states have done over the years. I know New York used to pay 100 percent of health insurance, but over the years it has been shared! In Massachusetts, the contribution to the pension fund was 5 percent; today it is 11 percent, and they raised the retirement age, too! Ken Swierad 'Exemplary Courage' Kudos to the Van Tuinen family for their exemplary courage in publicly sharing their personal story of heartache, alongside the (still) novel modality used by Rory and Ryan in their healing journeys ["Psychedelic Solution," April 21].