Re: Dr L. and Letters

[Patricia Mathews <mathews@ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU>]

It is my understanding that Toys R US withdrew their support from ALA
before the whole Dr. Laura thing erupted - in other words, that it was an
independent decision. Just FYI.
Pat

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On Wed, 12 May 1999, Mary Ludwick wrote:

> I feel an unemotional letter to Toys R US is appropriate.
> Perhaps a letter to Colin Powell, if one is so inclined.
>
> Equally effective (perhaps more so) would be a letter/call to Dr.
> Laura's sponsors and the radio station broadcasting her show....In the
> Dallas market, Howard Stern was finally dropped when no sponsors were
> willing to pay for the show...
>
> BTW, on Monday she was CROWING with self importance because she had
> single handedly convinced Toys R US to drop the funding for the
> children's reading rooms....Rather sad to take joy in loss of book
> funding, I think..
> --
> Mary Croix Ludwick   ludwick@swbell.net (home)
> ludwickm@lisd.net(school)
> Librarian, Owen Elem.,The Colony, Texas
> Lewisville ISD(north of Dallas)   K-5
>
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