Dale wrote: >Dear list friends; >My mail has been turned off while I was away so I apology in advance if this >message is repetitious............... >Following the April effort a generous contribution of funds was offered to >Jim Cordy to hire a full time resident lobbyist in Washington to help the PD >community maintain a full time grass roots presence....resulting in the employment of Ben Verine ..... Just a teenie clarification: Dale's "Ben Verine" is really Bill Turenne. I cannot say if Bill sings or is otherwise artistic.<g> He is, however, a knowledgable and hard working addition to the energetic, young and growing number of staff especially suited to fast pace of DC -- welcome to PAN's Monica!