[FRIAM] Open Letter, draft #2

[Tom Johnson]

I will sign on, Nick.
Tom Johnson, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University


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On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 6:09 PM Nick Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Hi, all,
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> Here is a new draft of the open letter, pared down to meet the New
> Mexican’s requirements.  I have a few signatories, would love some more.  I
> will bring the letter with me to our service on Friday.  Even if you don’t
> plan to sign, please feel free to point out typos and other infelicities.
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> Nick
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> *To the New Mexican*
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> *We are industrial researchers and retired college professors, living in
> Santa Fe.  **We urge all Santa Feans to vote, but particularly young
> voters and their parents.  Institutions of learning and their students are
> under stress.    Every day, we meet young people as dedicated to learning
> as our best research students in the 70’s and 80’s, yet are working as
> cashiers, ride hail drivers, waiters and waitresses.  Under present
> conditions, these talented young people cannot afford to go to university
> and, without that training, will never take up the leadership positions
> their talent should make possible.  The nation will need these students as
> our generation retires from institutes, government laboratories, colleges,
> and universities.  Please take time to vote and to tell your
> representatives to support education at every level.  The future safety and
> prosperity of our nation depends on it. *
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> Nicholas S. Thompson
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> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
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> Clark University
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> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
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