I definitely agree with Bob. Governors have their hands full at best. A lot of e-mails, calls or letters from us , would only be an annoyance, and if it did anything it would harm Ivan's cause.( I doubt that it would do a thing, though.) Unless you are from Maine, he does not work for you and you could not vote for or against him. Nita Robert A. Fink, M. D. wrote: > Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> > From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Maine Governor's e-mail address > To: [log in to unmask] > Date sent: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:05:00 -0500 > > > I will have to trust in him, and wait until he contacts me. > > He is at (207) 287-3531 in the Capitol in Augusta. > > > > I would not count on the Governor of Maine contacting Ivan (or any > other individual). He may well be interested in helping (and if so, I > applaud him); but it is too much to expect the governor of a state to > call back an individual; there are just too many other things for a Chief > Executive to handle. > > I would recommend giving him a week or so, and then calling his > secretary for follow-up. I would hate to see the ball "dropped" and > then have the governor criticized because Ivan waited for a phone call. > > Best, > > Bob > > ********************************************** > Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. > 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 > Berkeley, California 94704-2636 > Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 > WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/> > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > *********************************************