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From: Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp>
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"John R. Yamamoto- Wilson" wrote:

> Ernest, thanks for at least trying to be a bit more constructive, but - for
> once - Kevin's got a point. These sources are just as much anecdotal as my
> own experiences. Why would I believe someone else's anecdotes as being any
> more representative than my own, especially when the stories provide the
> readers with precisely the juicy vicarious kick that the press so much
> thrives on?

Why don't you check it out for yourself, and get beyond "anecdotes" you simply
reject because you just don't agree with them?