Source: Orange County Register (CA) Contact: http://www.ocregister.com/ Pubdate: 8 Sep 1998 TRUTH IN GOVERNMENT? Thank you for the editorial "Smoke and mirrors" [Opinion, Aug. 26]. As a non-smoker who is disgusted by smoke, I find myself even more disgusted by every "Department of Health Services" commercial I hear. The state of California has developed a propaganda machine rivaling that of Nazi Germany, where truth takes a back seat to political agendas. It is time for all government agencies to be held to the same "truth in advertising" criteria constraining private companies. Jim Brownfield Anaheim Hills - --- Checked-by: Pat Dolan