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Walt Cole Ed Fraidenburg Bob Howell Second class postage paid at Huron, Ohio. Feature Writers Copy deadline five weeks preceding first day Harold & Lill Bausch Bev Warner of issue month. Subscription: $12.00 per year Mary Jenkins Ed Foote U.S., $13.00 per year Can. & Foreign. Single Record Reviewers copies: $1.25 each. Mailing address: PO Box Frank & Phyl Lehnert 488, Huron OH 44839. Copyright 1989 by Bur- Canadian Representative dick Enterprises. All rights reserved. Orphie Marcellus 3 American Squaredance. November 1989 by does anyone read a hobby ma- W gazine? To learn more about that hobby, to find out what other hobbyists are doing, to enjoy the hobby to the fullest, to learn of special events in that hobby, to share thoughts and suggestions with others in a special activity. These answers are what we as editors keep in mind as we choose articles and formulate our twelve issues every year. We also think of Asn as a medium of communications—that is to say that infor- mation also comes in and is published for others to read and think about. When we first established the columns in ASD, both "Feedback" and "Straight Talk" were meant to be "forum" articles where readers could air their views. Later, "Rave" became another where readers meetings of associations, at caller's con- could enthuse about particular events or fabs. We'd like to believe that the points happenings or people. We like to say that make people think, help them to better every reader is entitled to an opinion; of deal with issues and opposing viewpoints, course, the fact is that when we get many generate lively exchanges of ideas. letters about a certain point, we must Dreamers, aren't we? But we guess that's sometimes just print salient points of each what's kept us in this editorial seat for or pick just a few to print. We do try to print twenty-one years. both sides of any question that readers Thankfully, readers do write often. want to discuss. That's what being a Thankfully, readers do share their forum is all about. ideas. The main point here is that when an Thankfully, many readers take up their idea is presented and then refuted in pens—some once in a lifetime, some "Feedback," neither side is probably ab- rather frequently—and scribble a feature, solutely right. Neither viewpoint is written a club happening, a valid opinion. They in concrete for everyone to adopt. We'd are the lifeblood of our communication. like to think that some of these points, if Thankfully, many readers continue to they are important to the square dance peruse the magazine and enjoy it. activity, are discussed at clubs, at Our thanks go to you this November! scope— big mac records Presents ■ BM102 OLD FASHIONED LOVE by Mac BM103 HUSH, HUSH by Al BM104 GOTTA HAVE AN ACE by Ron Al Cannon Ron Mineau Templeton. 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It's a nice magazine; keep Morganton, North Carolina up the good work. led & Luella Floden Des Moines, Iowa ...As an update to my earlier article in the Ed. Note: Dances are published in "Cue March issue, "Increase Membership For Tips" because the Pulse Poll results have Sure," we have so far received 110 re- shown them to be popular, but thanks quests from all over the U.S.A.