Last month I succumbed to the lure of an on-line petition because I believed strongly in the issue. It apparently was the brainchild of a person at Brandeis University who never quite envisioned what would happen when people started e-mailing back hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of electronic petitions. The mailbox is now closed.
While I've beaten myself up a bit about posting that letter and it is now totally removed from the January issue, it has resulted in some good messages from people. The embarrassment was worth it, and little enough to pay in this cause.
Just before this issue went up, I received an e-mail directing me to a web site address which I highly recommend. If you have the slightest interest in working to effect a change, then please visit this site!
Thank you,
Cherie Staples
Editor