Brucie, I don't let anybody make up my mind for me. I read the news and make up my own mind, based on what facts are available.

Too bad more people don't do the same thing.

Don Firth

P. S. And Don T., I live in the Pacific Northwest, up in the upper left-hand corner of the country. It's not that we're free of racism here, but the vast majority of people work and play alongside people of different races with no problems or strife.

When I worked at Boeing some years ago, my supervisor was Japanese-American. When I transferred to another division to do engineering drawings for a new airplane (the 747 jumbo-jet), my supervisor was black.

At other jobs, I've had co-workers of different races and ethnicities, and there was no srrife or signs of prejudice. In fact, I found the diversity stimulating and educational.

Those in other parts of the country who are blinded by racial barriers in their own minds are depriving themselves of a lot.