journalist's request

[Joan Houston Hall]

Anyone want to respond to this?

>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:36:11 -0500
>From: Bill Sones <strangetrue at ameritech.net>
>Reply-To: strangetrue at ameritech.net
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>To: jdhall at facstaff.wisc.edu
>Subject: journalist's request
>
>Dear Editor,
>
>I am coauthor of a weekly newspaper column called "Strange
>But True," now in about 75 newspapers and magazines
>worldwide (Boys' Life Magazine, Cincinnati Enquirer/Post,
>Akron Beacon Journal, Portland Oregonian, San Diego Union
>Tribune Online, Orange County Register, Dayton Daily News,
>Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram,
>Peoria Journal-Star, Deseret News, Seattle Daily Journal of
>Commerce, Ottawa Citizen, Halifax Herald, Wellington NZ
>Evening Post, Sur in English, Publico of Portugal, Gulf
>News--United Arab Emirates, Zambia Daily Mail, etc).  We do
>the column in Q & A format, usually with three items per
>column, focusing on some of the ZANIER, MORE STARTLING
>byways of scientific research, such as dreams, voodoo,
>hypnosis, animal cognition, laws of happiness.  It is our
>belief that verifiable facts and information are more fun to
>read than sensationalistic stuff that doesn't stand up to
>scrutiny, though it may make for titillating headlines.  So,
>we're looking for the strange, but true.
>
>We wonder if you might help us answer the offbeat question
>below.  Thank you much for considering our request.
>
>By the way, I found your name and e-mail link by searching
>the Internet.
>
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>TO VIEW A FEW "STRANGE BUT TRUE" SAMPLES ONLINE:
>www.cincinnati.com/freetime/strange/ (Cinci. Enquirer/Post)
>www.ohio.com/bj/features/strange/  (Akron Beacon Journal)
>www.spiceisle.com/homepages/gvoice/homepage.htm  (Grenada V)
>www.signonsandiego.com/news/diversions/strange/(Union Trib.)
>www.richmond.com (Richmond VA site, click front page icon)
>OR search on: "bill sones" "rich sones" "strange but true"
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>
>Cordially,
>
>Bill Sones
>2685 Euclid Heights Blvd. #6
>Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106-2827
>strangetrue at ameritech.net
>
>
>Q.  Are there more English words that connote love or hate?
>Ever any meaningful tallies on this?  Do any other languages have
>a different balance between the two emotional poles?
>A.
>