De facto apartheid
I am writing as someone who reads The Witness at the Michigan State University Library. The July/August issue on Denver 2000: Signs of justice and hope was even more compelling than what I had come to expect. This year brings me two separate but related assignments: I'll be serving as the President of the East Lansing Board of Education at a time when vouchers are the latest rescue-du-jour on the ballot for public education; I also serve as a volunteer member of the Lansing Catholic Diocese's Advocates for Justice Committee, attempting to form a minority-plank voice within the Catholic church here in Michigan opposing vouchers as bad public policy.

With all that as an introduction of sorts, you will understand why I was so impressed with your issue featuring Jonathan Kozol and the de facto apartheid faced by so many students in America. I'd like a copy of the issue for me to share with my colleagues on the East Lansing Board and my other colleagues in the Lansing Catholic Diocese. I applaud the work you are doing and call down blessings on your head in great abundance.
Rod Murphy
East Lansing, MI

Congratulations
Congratulations on the July/August 2000 issue of The Witness. You did a wonderful job of integrating so many aspects of this bioregion. We even heard from friends of ours from New York and Kansas City who enjoyed reading it.
Cathy Mueller
Denver, CO
Ed. note: Cathy Mueller of Earth Links not only provided us with a great article on that ministry, but also helped us become acquainted with the region during the issue-planning process. We are very grateful for her help.

No easy answers
Recently, while talking to my niece who lives in Colorado, I spoke about the April 2000 issue on No easy answers: Gender and sexual ethics for a new age (A REAL WINNER!!! Thank you for having the courage to educate this 83-year-old straight person!) and she would like to read it, but I don't want to give up my copy. Please send her a copy and sign her up for a gift subscription.
Betty Rees
Ann Arbor, MI