^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 76 deg. F black-eyed susans galore *********************************************************** On Sun, 20 Jul 1997 07:17:11 -0400 Heather Elizabeth Baird <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I appologize for my comments, they were totally ignorant, as I >did not know that the name stood for a slave holder. >[log in to unmask] > Billy, My thanks to you for your apology about labelling Mr. Ali.. Two of my now much-improved sysstem of caregivers are African-American women from the South.. One grew up in poverty on a white man's cotton plantation. Another three are gay men. All of us feel relieved that you are hearing my plea for sensitivity, as we all have experienced hatred and discrimination. Yours sincerely, Ivan Suzman [log in to unmask]