In praise of the provocative and the mundane

Editor: Your magazine has been impressively informative to me from the very first copy I received, but the January 1989 issue contains articles so interesting and well written that I must tell you that I am gripped by the feeling that it should be forced reading for every citizen of the state.

I have been an active and interested voter and worker since we moved here some 35 years ago, basing most of my information on the political facts of life in other areas of the state upon scant newspaper articles, word of mouth from highly partisan politicians, or a group with a specific axe to grind. Now I have another, and it appears, much better source. Also, I am appreciative of the inclusion of articles on the philosophical side as well as those concerned with the mundane practicality of budgets, and such. The one written by James W. Carey strikes me as pertinent and thought provoking.

As well deserved as it may be, my primary purpose in writing to you is not to heap gushing praises on your collective heads, but to suggest that, if the newspaper editors throughout our state are not receiving copies of your magazine as a matter of course, a fund should be started for the purpose of supplying them free of charge. It would be a fund to which I would gladly contribute.

In closing. I know that I need not admonish you to keep up the good work as I have every confidence that people of the caliber to create such a magazine could not allow it to degenerate.

Arthur W. Scholbe
Cahokia

Readers: Your comments on articles and columns are welcome. Please keep letters brief (250 words); we reserve the right to excerpt them so as many as space allows can be published. Send your letters to:

Caroline Gherardini
Editor
Illinois Issues
Sangamon State University
Springfield. Illinois 62794-9243

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