******************************************** Additional Text for the 10/27/04 Alumni Sandstorm ******************************************** >>From: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60) To: Tedd Cadd ('66) Re: Stem Cell Research Thanks for presenting facts and documented sources in this discussion. I am interested in hearing both opinions and facts on this subject, but some posts lately have offered "facts" that turn out to be mere opinions--and political ones at that. It also seems disingenuous to submit a post that appears to be a neutral get-out-the- vote message but at the end manages to become an obvious political statement. Likewise when the subject of gun control somehow provides an excuse to slam one political party. These tactics are apparently designed to slip the political message past the editors, and are bound to encourage more of the same--which will probably get all of us sent to the Sagebrush Rag, because we'll all want equal time and a brawl will result! Lively discussion keeps the Sandstorm interesting, so it would behoove us to keep the debates within the boundaries set by the editors. -Jan Bollinger Persons ('60) ~ Spokane - Where it's been 24º the last two nights, but sunny days. ********************************************