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Texas SF Inquirer 42 Denton & Slate 1991 The Texas SF Inquirer #42 The Texas SF Inquirer - Issue 42 Table of Contents The Return of Boondock Central by Alexander R. Slate................................3 From the Recliner by Edw. A. Graham, Jr.........5 Laurel Slate by Keith Parkinson........................... 7 Subcultures Everywhere by Lynn Ward.............7 Trade Listing..........................................................8 Conventions...........................................................9 Fantasy Series Review by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel...................10 LOCs..................................................................... 11 Howdy SoonerCon 7 by Alexander R. Slate................. 13 Well, this was almost it, the dreaded editor’s do Coming to A Bookshelf Near You....................15 all of the writing issue. Even up to the very end it looked as if the editors would have to fill in a few Cover Art: Good Knight by Laurel Slate pages. Thank you to Lynn Ward, Kathy Kimbriel Interior Art: and our loccers for taking up the slack. Sherlock (p 14) It has been an interesting year, with a lot to be Peggy Ranson (p 14) happy about and much to be sad about. The year ahead should also prove interesting. With everyone’s Advertiser: Richerson Books (p 14) help we’ll make it another good year for the Inquirer. But, to belabor a point, it will take your help. At present, the only articles I have for the The Texas SF Inquirer is published bi-monthly coming year are some Alex on Art columns and one by the Fandom Association of Central Texas, Inc. professional profile (in very rough draft form). Ed (FACT, Inc.), a 501(c)3 non-profit literary and Graham is the only other writer who appears in educational association. All opinions herein are almost every issue (thanks, Ed, we appreciate it). those of the contributors or editors and do not Others also can be counted on from time to time, but necessarily reflect those of FACT. This issue there are a lot more of you out there that I know can copyright 1991 by FACT, Inc. Rights return to contribute. contributors upon publication. Copyrighted Speaking of a different type of contributing, material reproduced by permission of the elections for the FACT Board of Directors are owner/creator. coming up soon. I would like to urge you all to Individual copies are available for $1.50 ($2.00 consider running for the Board. All it takes is an overseas) or the usual. A membership in FACT is interest in FACT and a meeting a month. Not really $20.00 and includes a subscription to both The a lot, when you stop and think about it. Texas SF Inquirer and The FACTSheet, FACT’S monthly newsletter. All correspondence concerning membership or individual copies should be sent to Advertising in TSFI. Rates per issue are: FACT, PO Box 9612, Austin, TX 78766. full page - $50.00 Please send any trade zines or contributions, half page - $30.00 including news, reviews, articles, artwork or letters quarter page - $20.00 of comment to: eighth page or business card - $10.00 THE TEXAS SF INQUIRER, c/o Alexander R. Slate, 10316 Flatland Trail, Converse, TX 78109 or: THE TEXAS SF INQUIRER, c/o Dale Ads should be camera ready (but if y’all want, we’ll Denton, 2016 Ravinia Circle, Arlington, TX 76012 design something for ya). Please send ads and checks, made out to FACT, Inc., to either of the Editors: Dale Denton & editors. Alexander R. Slate Page 2 The Texas SF Inquirer - Issue 42 Editorial: The Return of Boondock Central by Alexander R. Slate Again there is so much that I could conservation and the additional revenues write an editorial upon. Someday, maybe can be put to good use. I'll have the money to publish my own 4. Taxation II — Cut the capital gains perzine the way Don Thompson used to. tax, but only for the first $3,000 - $20,000 Meanwhile, this issue’s editorial will be my worth of profits. Rethink the income tax general political rant. laws towards the requirements of the mid­ We’re at the start of a new year. Fun dle class. This will encourage the lower and and games will undoubtedly abound this middle classes to invest and will not favor year since it is an election year. For what the rich. Why not an across the board cut? it’s worth, this is my public statement about Most investment doesn’t go to industry, it the persons I would like to see elected to is the resale market that benefits. public office. They would take the follow­ 5. Defense I — The defense budget needs ing positions: to be restructured, possibly cut dramati­ 1. Pro choice — though I really don’t cally. We need less large-scale strategic sys­ like the idea of abortions, it should be the tems. What we need is an armed forces that decision of those involved. I can see can rapidly respond to smaller-than- global situations where abortion is the preferable conflict that can put self-contained forces option. where they may be needed quickly, any­ 2. Budget — the budget should be where. Curiously enough, this may actually balanced, but not by constitutional amend­ mean increasing the actual size of the mili­ ment. Many areas in the federal budget tary, but it should cut out many of the big should be cut, but there are some which ticket items. should be expanded. 6. Defense II - Reduce nuclear stock­ 3. Taxation I - I support an additional piles by at least 50%. Destroy all chemical $0.50 per gallon tax on gasoline. The and biological stockpiles. Modernization of money collected from this tax would be the nuclear arsenal delivery systems is un­ earmarked specifically for infrastructure necessary. Yes to the Strategic Defense improvements (rebuilding roads, bridges, Initiative (Star Wars). etc.), mass transportation (subsidizing local 7. Childrens’ Issues — Very important - urban systems and the national rail system), children are the future. Every child deserves and research into energy conservation, a fair chance. Schools need reform so that alternate energy production, and pollution class size is controlled. A nationwide core control. curriculum should be instituted; consisting The price of gasoline in the US is far of language, arts, math, and physical fit­ below international norms. Even an addi­ ness. Expand the head start program. En­ tional $0.50 per gallon won’t raise the price sure that each child gets proper nutrition to European levels. The low price of gas, I (this requires changes in other programs). believe, encourages wasteful use. Perhaps Fund these areas completely - cut else­ the increased cost will encourage where if necessary to fund these. Page 3 The Texas SF Inquirer - Issue 42 8. Health - I’m unsure about universal 14. Pollution - Maybe the studies on health. Not about whether we need some global warming and CFCs aren’t definitive. sort of it, but what it should cover and how But can we afford to wait? to do it. I don’t think a totally nationalized 15. Campaign Reform — Limits need to health care system is the answer, but I do be placed on the amount that can be spent know that whatever is done, the escalating on any election, the amount to vary by the cost of health care needs to be controlled. electorate count. 9. NASA — We need to make a choice, 16. Gun Control — I would like to see fund the projects (Shuttle, space station) so tighter laws here. At the minimum a long they can be done correctly, or don’t do waiting period to own handguns and ban­ them at all. There needs to be greater inter­ ning automatic and assault weapons. The national cooperation here and less right to bear arms is not absolute. nationalistic pride. 17. Equal Opportunity — Everyone de­ 10. Foreign Aid -- Let’s send less money serves equal opportunity. No quotas, no and more people and materials. Let’s send reverse discrimination. teachers, food building materials, and con­ 18. Energy - Yes to nuclear energy and struction crews. to alternative, renewable sources. 11. Crime and Punishment I - Large 19. Freedom of Speech I — No flag scale white collar crime (banking fraud, burning amendments. Part of what makes securities fraud, counterfeiting should be this country great is the ability to tolerate punished with large monetary fines, all the varied forms of political expression, as long money that was gained illegally and more. as it is essentially non-violent. It is also one Those involved should be banned from ever of the major issues that the War for working in the appropriate industry again. Independence was fought for. 12. Ethics — The same rules need to 20. Freedom of Speech II — School apply to everyone. Right now the major ad­ prayer cannot be mandated, however the ministration personnel and the legislature purpose of the separation of church and make all sorts of rules and exempt them­ state was to allow free practice of religion, selves from them. When those in power not to stifle it. Yet, those in charge of pub­ break the law they need to be punished lic events need to be sensitive to the fact more forcefully than the common man be­ that not everyone is a Protestant of some cause they’ve done more than break the sort, nor even a Christian of some sort. law, they’ve broken the public trust. Schools should be allowed to provide 13. Welfare - This area needs to be re­ facilities for non-denominational groups formed drastically. The current system en­ (for students only), but it has to treat all courages the cycle of poverty. Large fami­ requests equally. lies need to be discouraged (not just for This is my agenda. I believe it to be welfare families, though for these and the neither liberal nor conservative, but to be working poor there are special reasons for humanitarian and pragmatic.
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