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From: Christine Marton <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 10:55 AM
Subject: Re OHPE113


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>I thought we had moved beyond this kind of witch hunt.
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>I am interested in the opinions of others on this issue.

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well said Christine.  all to often we tend to focus on the first tangible
thing that blame can be hung on.  in the case of FAS, it's the mother.  it's
easier to blame than it is to look at and do something about the underlying
factors.  if society were to spend more energy looking at value, rather than
cost we might be able to do more to help and save money in the long run.
the problem as i see it, is that anything that takes more than four years to
show positive results won't get the votes needed to win the next election.

regards

tom batstone