Letters

From the February 2006 issue

(Page 3 of 3)

Because of a congenital birth defect and the limits of transplantation, I have been blessed with the need for not one, not two, but now three kidneys via transplant. Thrill-seeking motorcyclists provide a continuing source of organs for folks like me. I live in Michigan, which has about a four-year average wait for a transplant. Ohio, without a helmet law, has about an 18-month average wait.

Live free and die, I say.

James W. Govert
Ann Arbor, MI

Correction: The Crescent City and the Fiscal Black Hole" (December) misidentified Alaska Congressman Don Young as a senator. In fact, he is a member of the House of Representatives.