Numbers and letters

A quick breakdown of the mail we received from readers this week:

596

Letters to the editor were received between last Friday and this Friday.

59

Letters were written about the bombs mailed to prominent critics of President Trump.

57

Readers commented on the migrant caravan heading to the U.S. from Central America.

47

Letters mentioned the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the week’s third-mostdiscussed topic.