On 18 Apr 2004 at 9:52, Gary L Peskin wrote: > Just to set the record straight, I'm not sure what you call the "early > days", Dr. Fink. This happened way back on Wednesday, August 11, > 1999. It was then that the Kansas Board of Education, by a vote of 6 > to 4, decided to "reject evolution as a scientific principle" and > remove it from the state science curriculum for grades K throught 12. > > Luckily, this moronic approach was overturned in February of 2001 > following elections the prior November in which two of the key people > voting for the proposal were defeated and replaced by more reasonable > people. > > Gary Wow, I didn't think that such things still happened in the modern Midwest. I stand corrected. At least, the Kansans "fixed" things..... 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.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn