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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. -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> 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 >[log in to unmask] > >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 >[log in to unmask]