<html> <body> Plus, we lost Bill along the way!!!!! :-( Along with several others! Avery At 03:44 PM 4/9/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">    Yes indeed   My recollection of the Fern Henry Debacle is that a forward thinking , progressive  & consumately  professional woman threatened  the good old boy system (their perception)by  suggesting just such a marketing thrust. So the good ole boys essentially  assassinated her character & personality  with a hate mail campaign & robbed us all of her incredibly gifted persona & energies , also I'll mention the personal cost of recuperating from such an assualt that took her about 5 years.    If your up for this kind of change then  make sure you all look at this shameful chapter of our organization. Well some of those have since died so maybe the climate is getting better.    Dale Erwin <dl> <dd>Study the past -- Fern Henry launched a marketing campaign lo those <dd>many years ago but it was derailed by various factors, conditions, and <dd>factions. I can't claim sufficient experience or memory cells to tell <dd>the story, but let's not repeat the past and stop the efforts before <dd>they bear any fruit. <dd>Just a couple thoughts on sunny afternoon, <dd>Patrick Draine <dd>Billerica, MA </dl> </blockquote></body> </html>