The three year subscription was all I could afford. That'll have to be it. Stuff be tough. Medicaid makes certain we're broke.

   Not to waylay the thread which, in fact, was merely a call for support of the magazine and has evolved, as most things do, into other issues. Art Thieme's problem I fully understand since I am in his age group---even moreso--but I just wanted to comment on the Medicaid comment---taint so. Bookeeping is the issue--the government's. There are always $$$ for Corp. bailouts (think GM etc;), misguided wars, and more. Let's not blame financial problems one the few things that is done for the public good. They always print more money for the political priorities. How we got where we are as a nation given all these political self interests is something I cannot fathom.

Now to Sing Out! I guess the main problem is that it is not too large to fail so that leaves it up to us plebians to help out a great resource for small community. People, The Star, US, Soap Opera Magazine don't need help and I wonder what, other than nonsense, they contribute besides making oodles of money.

   I have a friend who does not like comedy or anything lighthearted (still wonder why we are friends) and he cannot believe that the audience for The News Hour on PBS, NPR, and such is miniscule compared to the networks and cable channels that deliver the equivalent of the magazines listed above. Think of Sing Out! as this community's PBS or NPR.

Bill Hahn