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I've never written a letter to the editor before, but I couldn't stop myself. As a big fan of up & coming magazines, this one takes the cake. Where else can you read about issues like Burma & Picabo Street back to back? The cover caught my eye but the con tent held me. I've never been so excited to share my reading material with everyone I know. Well done! eatner Mel� � SEATTLE. WA RIVERS II While I love your magazine I'm afraid that in the letters interaction between Eric m �-----------------' � I hope your magazine does well. I like your premise. ps your love and work has made it onto my wall. Michael Weiner www.selfish.com Well, well, well. It is about time a good magazine came out! I grabbed this magazine off the shelf in the supermarket-I thought it looked good. And boy was I surprised - it was great-it has some great ideas, great photos, stories you really get something out of, not just fluff. The thing I like the best was the overall international everybody-is-important-kind-of-a-feeling you get from reading it. Devaki A. Murch KOLOA. HI When I was in Spain, I first saw your magazine. It seems to accurately SPEAK to me and my friends who lead a very ambiguous life in between places. Oh yeah, especially the Pelton article on Algeria {Life in the Death Zone, March/April 1998)-I've been trying to figure out just what is going on there for a year or so from The New York Times and all that seems to be conveyed from there is confusion. Keep up the good work. T. S. Meadows JUNE OF 44 SPRING TOUR. ROAD TO PHILADELPHIA Blue is the first magazine I have picked up and been in love with immedi ately. Can't wait to see the next issue. Indigo Hammons SAN DIEGO. CA I have a few things to say to y'all. I can finally say after reading the first three issues of your magazine, I am elated. WOW! I can finally let my other maga zine subscriptions lapse. Blue is a window into opportunity. It gives anyone who reads it the potential to do anything and go anywhere. John Garrigues GAINESVILLE. FL I've got some good news and I've got some bad news. The good news is that I love your concept. I feel an exciting travel magazine which focused on the out of the ordinary excursion would certainly fill a void in my life filled with fash ion, design and art magazines. Now for the bad news, I am afraid I can't read your magazine. Design is such an important thing, but enough is enough. I cer tainly hope you do not take offense at this letter, it is meant to let you know how desperately I would love to see the magazine more reader friendly. I'll be looking forward to my next Blue purchase. Michael DeVellis NEW YORK, NY Hertz and the author of the original piece, Jim Krane, Eric Hertz is right. As can be seen in my upcoming book on whitewater rivers of the world, Eric Hertz's point is absolutely correct about use of rivers and dam building. There is an expression that describes the situation; "you use them or you lose them." Hopefully this gem of a river will be used and saved from the dam builders. Jim Cassady EL SOBRANTE. CA BURMA, cont. Blue is an exciting, thought-provoking magazine-but such a tease. Blue is like a glimpse of a naked woman seen through Venetian blinds as I am driving by on a rainy night. You've got my attention, but I am not sure if the images are meant for the public. The photographs are so grainy, poorly exposed and almost void of information-unless you like to count pixels. The writing is just a bit better. Sara Hare's article on Burma (The Lady and the SLORe, Jan/Feb 1998) is a case in point. She need not worry about losing her visa as the article is totally innocuous. like Sara, I have made many trips to Burma (Myanmar) love the beauty of the land, the friendliness of the people, the delicious food, the low cost of travel and the excit ing links to other times and cultures. I strongly support thoughtful people travel ing to Burma. Be aware of the potential to do harm but go and meet the people and let them know the rest of the world cares what is going on in their corner of the world. As near as I can determine, the SLORC is as ruthless and arbitrary as many other governments around the world. Yet no one questions a traveler'S moral stance when announced they are headed for Chile, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia or Israel. Guess I would rather live in Burma than be a Palestinian in Israel. Why should it be chic to sneak into Cuba but avoid Burma? A RUCKUS The statement, "Ruckus helped Nuxalk India!1s battle logging in 1995" [Raising a Ruckus, May/June1998j is unclear and entirely misleading. At no time have the Ruckus Society been involved within Nuxalk Traditional Territory assist ing in the protection of our sacred lands. Furthermore, our people are involved in a peaceful, non-violent pro tection of Traditional Territory which is unceded to the "Canadian" government. We, Nuxalk people, are involved in an ongoing struggle to have our Nuxalk Sovereignty recognized internationally. We do have a working relationship with an environmental group who works within our territory guided by a protocol agreement. Just to let you know, we were informed by a person who is a frequent reader of your magazine, who is also sensitive to our Nuxalk issues. This person also stated that your magazine is fair and represents issues justly. If you want information about our Nuxalk position you may visit us on the Web, http://www.envirolink.org/orgslnuxalk FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND THOSE YET UNBORN! Yours in Nuxalk Spirit, House of Smayusta Blue apologizes to the Nuxalk and our readers for this error. It was not Blue's intention to misrepresent the Nuxalk in any way. -ED a