A Few Thoughts
By Duke Heath
Happy holidays to all, and may the New Year see you prosper!
The newsletter is late this month for several reasons, not the least
of which is that our printer has gone out of business. I had already
sent the newsletter to them, and only found out they were out of
business when I went to pick it up.
After taking emergency quotes from various printers, it appeared
that the December edition was not going to be published. All quotes
were much higher than our previous printer. In an act of Christmas
kindness, Larry and Garry Ward of State Printing, came to our rescue
with an amazingly low quote to save the issue. I hope you will send
them a special thank you card, and remember them for any printing
needs you may have.
Larry or Gary Ward
State Printing
3300 West 12th
Little Rock, AR 72204
A special "thank you" to all of those who submitted articles and
poems this month. The theme for the next issue will be stupid things
we have done, which would cause Mensa to kick us out if they found
out. Please get your submissions in early.
I would also like to receive many comments on the poems, short stories,
and articles in this issue. If you agree with an opinion expressed
in this publication, please let the author know with a letter to
the editor. Likewise, should there be an opinion which angers you
or which you disagree with, let's hear about it. I suspect the spirit
in which some views were aired will generate an interesting "Letters"
column next month. But then, this interaction is why we won the
national award for our treatment of differing points of view last
year.
Only four code breakers in our group? Give the cryptogram a try
this month and let me know if you solve it. The investment in time
will be minimal.
As always, I am looking for more poetry, interesting photographs
and ideas for future themes. Would anyone be interested in a haiku
edition?
As for the question of security vs. liberty, I could not agree more
with Benjamin Franklin. If the government could stop all terrorism
by tapping just one phone call without going through the courts,
I would still be against it. Once we give up these rights we will
never get them back.
My time as editor is rapidly drawing to a close. We are in desperate
need of someone to take over the reigns and take M-Ark to a higher
level. Anyone who might have an interest should contact me as soon
as possible.