Out in the Mountains

Letters to the Editor

Last month we ran a letter from a Gay
Community News reader about

the lack of coverage of the March on
Washington in Time and Newsweek. This
month the outrage seems to be growing
with another call to action from a Hartford,
Connecticut Metroline reader. He writes,
‘‘...Personally, I’m sick and tired of writing
letters to people who continue to believe
that gay people are a silent minority and are
best left ignored.

It’s time for something completely
different. I would like to see Time and
Newsweek pay for their unacceptable
omission.

I suggest taking those postage prepaid
subscription cards and mailing them back
to Time and Newsweek with a personalized
message on the back. Tell them how you
feel about their lack of coverage of the
March.

It's a great way to let them know we’re
as mad as hell and we’re not going to take

      

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Randy Shilts, author of the contro-
versial bestselling book “And the Band
Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS
Epidemic,” will speak at the University of
Vermont on Tuesday, January, 26.

Shilts, a San F ranciso Chronicle re-
porter who has been following the AIDS
epidemic full time since 1982, will speak
in Ira Allen Auditorium at 7:30 PM.

“And the Band Played On...” is a
comprehensive history of the AIDS epi-
demic in this country, chronicling the po-
litical, scientific and human aspects of

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it anymore! It’s also an easy and safe form
of protest — it’s fun, it’s anonymous, and
best of all, it’s free!

So let them know they “forgot” the
March, and we won’t forget that!

AIDS. The book has made national best
seller lists and has been featured on
CBS’s “Sixty Minutes.”

Shilts’ appearance is sponsored by a
variety of campus, community, govem-
ment and health promotion groups.
Admission is $2.00 for the general public
and $1.00 with a valid student ID.

For further information contact
Emina McCormick, University of Ver-
mont Wellness Promotion Program, 655-
0607 or Terje Anderson, Vermont
C.A.R.E.S., 863-2437.

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