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My point was that Dr. Laura did not actively seek out Toys R Us and ask
them to stop helping the ALA. Isn't it Toys R Us' perogative to fund what
and who they want? Sometimes I wonder if we are as tolerant of free
speech as we would have everyone believe. Do others HAVE to agree with
everything ALA does? Do you? Dr. Laura and those who agree with her have
that right. They have the right to say things on a talk show if they
want. We have the right to agree or disagre, to listen or not listen. It
sound almost as if we are saying "let's censor Dr. Laura" because we're
upset and don't agree and it's not fair..." I hope not, that would be
incredibly dangerous.=20
Pat Mathews=09=09=09 "The love of learning,
Librarian=09=09=09=09the sequestered nooks,
Dr. Howard Elementary School=09=09And all the sweet,
1117 W. Park Ave.=09=09=09serenity of books"
Champaign, IL 61821=09=09=09 =09 Longfellow
(217)351-3866
mathews@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
On Fri, 14 May 1999, Gordon Riley wrote:
> >From American Libraries Online:
> Toys=A1R=A2Us Cancels ALA Fund Negotiations, Cites Dr. Laura
> After eight months of negotiations with ALA=A2s Fund for America=A2s Libr=
aries to pay for the building of children=A2s reading rooms in public libra=
ries across the United States, the Toys=A1R=A2Us toy store chain May 3 deci=
ded to cancel those plans as a result of Dr. Laura Schlessinger=A2s April 1=
5 radio broadcast that portrayed librarians as promoting pornography and pe=
dophilia: *Now the pedophiles know where to go,* she charged.=20
> *Though a final figure had not been set, we thought we were very close to=
getting $250,000 for the first year,* Stuart Whitwell, associate director =
of the fund, told American Libraries, *and that it would raise as much as a=
million dollars over succeeding years.* Whitwell said it would have been t=
he fund=A2s *biggest corporate deal* this year.=20
> This story was updated May 11 to clarify Schlessinger=A2s accusations..=
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> Gordon Riley
> Technical Services Librarian
> The Mercersburg Academy
> Mercersburg, PA
> Gordon_riley@mercersburg.edu
> The opinions expressed are my own!
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> "It's all about sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made." =
Former NFL Head Coach Monte Clark.
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> >>> Patricia Mathews <mathews@ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU> 05/13 6:18 PM >>>
> 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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> Pat Mathews "The love of learning,
> Librarian the sequestered nooks,
> Dr. Howard Elementary School And all the sweet,
> 1117 W. Park Ave. serenity of books"
> Champaign, IL 61821 Longfellow
> (217)351-3866
> mathews@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu=20
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> On Wed, 12 May 1999, Mary Ludwick wrote:
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> > 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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