Sweet Report
Dear Editor:
I am privileged to work indirectly with Dr. (Donna) Sweet and want to congratulate your staff on an exceptional work of journalism in presenting her story ("Past Tense Future Conditional," fall/winter 2004) of tireless dedication and determination in fighting HIV/AIDS in our state and around the world.
Your article mentioned the Sweet Emergency Fund and its critical role in providing monthly some 200 HIV+ individuals with medical care. As with all charitable organizations, raising money for the fund is a continual, challenging process.
It would be a tremendous help to Dr. Sweet and her patients if your readers could support her efforts through contributions to the fund.
Checks payable to the Sweet Emergency Fund can be mailed to this address: UKSM-W-Medical Practice Association / 1010 N. Kansas, Room 3034 / Wichita, KS. 67214
There are no administrative costs in the fund, so 100 percent of your contribution goes to help others. All contributions are tax deductible.
Diana McPhail
Wichita
Dear Editor:
I’ve read plenty of articles about Dr. (Donna) Sweet, but you have really captured the essence of her work and how she spends a typical day — another example of the exceptional quality of The Shocker magazine. Keep it up!
Brenda Gray ’88
Wichita
Third Reich Revisited
Dear Editor:
I wanted to commend you for the great articles in the last issue of The Shocker. I was, however, distressed to see the one-sided perspective of pre-World War II Germany presented in “Third Reich Firsthand.”
Another article on that subject,“Would You Have Boycotted These Olympics,” published in The Republican and written by Rabbi Robert Sternberg, gives a more apt description of the mood of many of our athletes at this very distressing period in world history.
Here’s a passage: “Jewish-American and African-American athletes faced hard choices about participating in the Olympic games.
In the end, most of the Jewish athletes in America boycotted the games. Nineteen African-American athletes participated and, to the chagrin of Nazi racists, 14 of them won medals and dominated the track and field events.”
Edward Greenbaum ’70
Longmeadow, Mass.
Mistaken Identity
Dear Editor:
I was very interested in the article "X Flight" — an excellent, well-written article, full of interesting information, but one misidentification: The U.S. Air Force base mentioned in the caption on page 39 for the page 38 photograph of SpaceShipOne is actually Edwards Air Force Base, which is in California’s Mojave Desert. Andrews AFB is outside Washington, D.C. Nice pictures, nonetheless.
Mark Moon ’81
Winfield, Kan.
