[Last Dakotan]

You need to visit IMTS (International Machine Tool trade show run biannually in Chicago) something to realize how much of our manufacturing base has been lost.

I work in this industry and I know of what I speak.

[A. Pole]

You need to visit IMTS (International Machine Tool trade show run biannually in Chicago) something to realize how much of our manufacturing base has been lost.

When I visit local bookstoers I avoid the computer sections. I do not want my mood to be ruined - these sections are reduced by the factor of three or four and have old books gathering dust. No new books there.