Reminescent of Socrates found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens, Bill Gates was declared culpable of forming a monoply by stiffling creativity and thwarting innovation.. Anyone capable of reading this message knows how untrue those charges are. The problem with Bill Gates' competitors is that they aren't competent enough to make a comparable product that anyone would want to buy.

Rubber Bullets, US troops turn back union demonstrators

An uneasy calm settled over the US capitol as rubber bullets and massed troops turned back union demonstrators in the first massive display of firepower against peaceful union demonstrations in 60 years. The president called for calm, responsible journalism in the reporting of unrest.

Long a bastion of traditional Western Political Culture, National Review broke with its conservative roots and embarked upon revisionism. The antiquities particularly the Greek inheritance once prized by the Conservative journal were ridiculed in a signed article which derided traditional Greek intellectualism as supercilious and shallow. see Dies Immortalis

1. PTP Pubs:Perry Terrell

   Perry Terrell of Perry Terrell Publications, the noted literary (not-on-the-book-shelves) editor of PTP Pubs reports that Sean Michael Rice, one of the PTP Writers and Literary Family Members has had a number of literary successes. Sean Michael Rice's plays are being presented by Theatre-Studio in New York City (Illustration and Coffee Time). Mr Rice's short story "Drive" has been published by Rockford Review.

   E-mail Sean Michael Rice and congratulate him on his literary successes. He is very happy right now.

   "We are family," Perry Terrell declares, "and we are supportive of each other.
   Right????"

   Perry was the recipient of the RPPS Beleaguered Philosopher Award in 1996 when several months of jury duty forced PTP to suspend operations.

2. Iconoclast:Phil Wagner

   Phil Wagner of The Iconoclast writes that his book Marlowe in the South Seas has been taken up by Cove View publishers. A special discount will be offered Iconoclast subscribers.

   Marlowe describes the journey inward of a returning Vietnam Vet coming home. Phil has told me that perhaps the conclusion is not so much that "home" is a physical state as "a state of mind."

   Phil does not believe in the world of Bill Gates. snail mail address: 1675 Amazon Road Mohegan Lake NY 10547-1804

3. Inditer: Bill Loeppky

   Bill Loeppky hard hitting editor of the Internet's leading literary Ezine THE INDITER reports that all has returned to normal after some fluke of cyber-space closed THE INDITER to all but AOL users. To avoid recurrence of this strange phenomena, a mirror site has been set-up.

   Bill was named Prince Regent of the RPPS in Canada and beleaguered philosopher of 1999. The Academic Committee of the RPPS has accepted Bill's credentials for the Coveted Doctor of Fullosophical Studies for his tranquility in face of the flukes of cyber-space. The degree will be awarded shortly.

4. Rio Grande Press: Rosalie Avara

   The RPPS is sadened by the death of Rosalie Avara, editor of Rio Grande Press and other fine literary publications. No further details are available. Ave atque Vale