just wanted to say thank you so much for the article in the June issue of Point of View. (“Life of Voting Rights Activist to be Brought to the Stage – Maybe”) I must say I was expecting just a very small blurb because I know your space is limited. Given that, the space you were able to allot for The Fannie Lou Hamer Theater Project was absolutely fantastic! You got the basic information in, and I also appreciate that you were able to include the photo — which is framed very nicely, by the way. Thank you again for the space.

       FYI, I enjoyed reading the entire issue of POV, as always. I was especially moved by Mary E. Bogert’s piece on “Unforgettable Character.” Like many, I would think, it made me think of people in my own life who might have seemed rather peripheral at the time but who, in hindsight, really helped shape my growing-up years.

        Other June issue standouts for me: “Casi No,” “Remembering My Mom and Pop,” and “The Biblical Moses and the Painful Risk of Writing,” and “From Victim to Victory!”

       Regarding the latter, Marjorie, I’m sure you’ve gotten many, many comments by now that assure you that your wonderful article did not suffer at all because of a small error. Allow me one more empathetic comment. As a journalist myself, I’ve lost track of the times I’ve read one of my printed articles and have been dismayed by what was staring back at me. Whether it was my own mistake (a misspelled word or inaccurate fact, for example) or an error inserted by an editor (referring to a Muslim leader as “Iman” instead of “Imam,” for example), it still stings. Of course we want to get it right — that’s our job. But we also have to realize that, as your husband so eloquently states, what we do can at times be a “painful risk.” We must take the risk, no matter what. To stop taking risks is to stop writing. And that, we cannot do.

       At any rate, wonderful article, and wonderful newspaper. Thank you and your editorial team for your great work!

       And thanks again for including the information about “Fannie Lou.”

All the best,

Felicia Hunter

 

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hank you so much for publishing my article, “Unforgettable Character.” (POV, June 1, 2010) I was absolutely thrilled when I saw it, plus a picture. I know that your paper has high standards. The articles are just great. I feel so fortunate to have been a small part of “Point of View.” God Bless.

 

Sincerely,

Mary E. Bogert

 really enjoyed (Pat Spradley’s) article in June’s POV on Father’s Day (“The Best of Gifts”) and how we can all help build positive father & child relationships…even when Dad isn’t in the home.

       Pat always provides so much great information on parenting (and reflections on how we were parented) to think about. I appreciate her positive, interesting and enlightening perspective of our world. I find her articles so good I clip them out and post them on the fridge at home for my family.

       This one is going home with me tonight!

       Thanks so much for sharing her Gifts with us. She is truly a blessed writer and commentator.

 

Suzanne Hendery

Baystate Health