About as good a 100 page letter as could be written to them. Excellent.
With that reference to KO how could they not print it?!!!
Isn't SI owned by Time or USN&WR or one of those mags?  Would  be a good
ally to have.

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Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 8:09 AM
Subject: Ali article


>     I sent the following letter to the editor of Sports
>Illustrated. Maybe they will print it, maybe they won't, but I
>think it's worth a try - it could reach a lot of people
>nationally who presently know very little about PD. The difficult
>part is trying to fit as much information as possible in only a
>few sentences, but none of their published letters seem to be
>over 100 words. If anyone else writes, perhaps they could include
>other facts that are not included here. (BTW, they request name,
>address and phone number for all letters.)
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>Editor,
>Sports Illustrated
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>RE: The Best of Friends, July 13, 1998 issue
>
>     Ali's voice has been ravaged by Parkinson's Disease, but his
>presence spoke as eloquently as words could, at a Congressional
>hearing last March, in support of the Morris K. Udall Act for
>Parkinson's Research. Ali's efforts have brought hope to over one
>million other Americans afflicted with Parkinson's. Increased
>research funding could help finally KO this debilitating disease.
>However, the Udall Act, passed into law in 1997, is currently in
>danger of not receiving its full funding by Congress, due to
>political conflicts.
>
>Note to the editor: More information on the Udall Act and Ali's
>role can be found online at
>http://parkinsonalliance.net/politics/index.htm
>
>Linda Herman
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